Two fledglings take flight,
young monks in search of wisdom
Soulmates since childhood,
Siddhartha and Govinda
Together in dreams,
apart in the waking world
feathers in their hearts
buffeted by winds of time
Rivers feed the sea
raindrops fill every stream
listen to the sounds
rivers speaking many tongues
Do rivers chant “Om”,
sacred mantra of Brahmins
mirrors of being,
perpetual becoming?
Siddhartha listens,
hears union in water flow
Govinda feels love,
his heart reawakes with joy
Spring rivers overflowing
singing then, now, what will be
~
In response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Weekend Meditation #21 Out of the Box #3 , I have attempted a Choka, a Japanese form of any length in a 5-7 syllable pattern ending with 7-7. I chose Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse as the theme, a beautiful spiritual fable translated by Hilda Rosner and published in 1951. I paired the poem with a picture of a local stream that I took at this time of year in 2016. Siddhartha has been featured in several posts this month at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
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nice post
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Thank you 🙂
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A beautiful blend of poetry and photography, Janice!
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Thank you Frank!
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My pleasure, Janice! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#haiku happenings #4: Janice’s #choka for Carpe Diem!
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This flows really well, Janice.
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Thank you Ken 🙂
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Water is both healing and mesmerizing. (K)
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Yes I’ve always found that too.
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Awesome post Janice. It was a joy to read this choka.
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Thank you! I enjoyed the book so much.
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Love the question about rivers; are they “mirrors of being, perpetual becoming?” Beautifully written, Janice. 🙂
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Thank you Olga 🙂
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Fantabulous! 😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀
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Thank you 🙂
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‘listen to the sounds
rivers speaking many tongues’
Beautiful lines throughout, Janice!
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Thank you!
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