Bamboo shadows sweep the stairs But stir no dust; Moonlight reaches the depths But leaves no trace in the pool
Japanese haiku poems are like text messages from your own higher intuition. A good haiku is a pebble thrown into the pool of the reader’s mind. The poem is written in a high state of clarity and awareness. The mind of the reader resonates with that of the writer. Time and space are no barriers at this level of clarity. The poem evokes that same state of quiet lucidity in the reader that allowed the writer to notice that moving shadows “stir no dust”.
In the dark forest A berry drops: The sound of water.
And again
The long night; The sound of the water Says what I think.
Zenrin poem Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
And
Old pond Frog jumps in: Plop!
‘Nuff said