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  Wil : unEYEr1

NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 2, 2008, 7:15 PM:

 

Howdy friends, hoppin in and out occasionally, blissfully reading your amazing bits, always awesome place to lower blood pressure and raise gratitude quotient.

Time to add a new bit, the modern haiku we've spoke of in NEH style…

just use three
five in the middle
end with three


end with three
use these three again
to start next

  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Love Blossom; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Dec 2, 2008, 9:35 PM:

 

to start next.
Ah- Haiku essence;
Purity

Purity,
when crystal mind is
cleaned of grime

cleaned of grime
its radiance shines
like the sun

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 3, 2008, 5:52 AM:

 

like the sun
my soul rises up
greeting earth

  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Janet said Dec 4, 2008, 12:35 PM:

 
like the sun
peeking from behind
sullen clouds

sullen clouds
reluctantly part
light bursts through

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Dec 5, 2008, 11:26 AM:

 

light bursts through
a glimmer then flaming bright
sparkling blue dots

sparkling blue dots,
translucent. Lifting with my
eyes as the lights rise.

  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Janet said Dec 5, 2008, 11:58 AM:

 

(this one is 3-5-3 snookums)

the lights rise
actors take the stage
now action!

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Dec 5, 2008, 4:16 PM:

 

well blister my boots :-)

now action!
I'm sharpening my
stick for you!

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Dec 8, 2008, 9:51 AM:

 

Stick for you!
what to do with it?
kenjutsu?

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Dec 8, 2008, 2:22 PM:

 

Kenjutsu?
Never give up
your power

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Dec 10, 2008, 12:50 PM:

 

Your power
only comes from love
yearn for peace.

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Dec 10, 2008, 2:28 PM:

 
yearn for peace
I yearn for ice cream
Vanilla
  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 10, 2008, 3:26 PM:

 

Vanilla
nothing plain around
all spicy

  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Janet said Dec 10, 2008, 6:44 PM:

 

all spicy
melange of flavors
rock my world

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 11, 2008, 12:52 AM:

 

rock my world

funk it up and drum
hear your beat

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Dec 11, 2008, 10:34 AM:

 

hear your beat
groove to the rhythm
of silence

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 11, 2008, 10:53 AM:

 

of silence

entering the heart
of the world

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 11, 2008, 6:55 PM:

 

of the world
oops, meant in the world
not of it

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 12, 2008, 8:10 AM:

 

not of it
but deep within us
our soul is

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Dec 13, 2008, 7:13 AM:

 

Our soul is
unseen but it's there
our essence.

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 13, 2008, 7:26 AM:

 

our essence
shines in our body
light and pure

  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Love Blossom; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Dec 15, 2008, 2:04 PM:

 

light and pure,
as the moon shining
in still pools

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 16, 2008, 2:07 AM:

 

in still pools
shadows lie softly
awaiting

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Dec 16, 2008, 9:08 AM:

 

Awaiting
anxious for the next
now moment.

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Dec 16, 2008, 10:51 AM:

 

now moment
is there a next one?
I've got now

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 16, 2008, 11:24 AM:

 

I've got now
Let's all have a now!
together

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Dec 17, 2008, 9:56 AM:

 

Together
we are in haiku
rhythmic dance.

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 17, 2008, 3:38 PM:

 

rhythmic dance
collective mind bend
verbal flow

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 18, 2008, 12:32 AM:

 

verbal flow
around and below
watch this space

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Dec 19, 2008, 6:06 PM:

 

watch this space
change under my gaze
can't see now

  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Janet said Dec 19, 2008, 6:10 PM:

 

can't see Now
can't see Then either
just feel it

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 20, 2008, 2:57 AM:

 

just feel it
grow and grow and grow
rose garden

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 25, 2008, 5:45 AM:

 

rose garden
and sunken treasure
transforming

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 25, 2008, 10:53 AM:

 

transforming
purifying love
inside me

  sandy : Activist and Ambassador

Re: NEH 3-5-3

sandy said Dec 25, 2008, 3:07 PM:

 

inside me

and inside and outside you

together, we be

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 26, 2008, 2:30 AM:

 

together
on a long journey
into love

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Dec 29, 2008, 3:03 PM:

 

into love
divinely embraced
welcome home

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Dec 30, 2008, 1:57 AM:

 

welcome home
you are not alone
we are one

  pANpIPE09 : She who speaks in music

Re: NEH 3-5-3

pANpIPE09 said Jan 4, 1:37 PM:

 

we are one
and nothing, nothing
will stay same

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 5, 12:39 AM:

 

will stay same
change is everything
that lives life

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Jan 6, 1:55 PM:

 

that lives life
breathing in and out
in rhythm

  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Janet said Jan 6, 2:10 PM:

 

in rhythm
a flock of birds swoops
overhead

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 8, 1:57 AM:

 

overhead
I see the stars shine
so brightly

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Jan 8, 7:06 PM:

 

so brightly
shines collective soul
raising us

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 9, 1:53 AM:

 

raising us
vibrant in mercy
together

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Jan 9, 4:47 PM:

 

together
we're trifid petals
united

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 10, 2:12 AM:

 

united
manifest in light
darkness sure

  Wil : unEYEr1

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Wil said Jan 10, 6:41 AM:

 

darkness sure
the shadows define
beauties folds

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 10, 6:46 AM:

 

beauties folds
pristine colour codes
pastel light

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Jan 10, 8:11 AM:

 

Pastel light
streaking through the mist
guides my way.

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 10, 11:30 AM:

 

guides my way
through the gold day
true love may

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Jan 11, 2:12 PM:

 

true love may
skew the balance in
it's interest

  Janet : Strategic Enthusiast

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Janet said Jan 11, 3:07 PM:

 

it's interest
in being conscious
that drives me

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Jan 11, 4:37 PM:

 

that drives me
shall we slip and fall
stay awake

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 12, 5:09 AM:

 

stay awake
participating
in life's song

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Jan 12, 10:04 AM:

 

In life's song
the high and low notes
in fun run.

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 12, 11:11 AM:

 

in fun run
bathe in the bright sun
our life's gift

  arpita : arpita

Re: NEH 3-5-3

arpita said Jan 21, 9:14 AM:

 

our life’s gift-

generosity-

give freely

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 21, 9:30 AM:

 

give freely

love streams forth on earth

united

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Jan 21, 10:33 AM:

 

united

earth in harmony

ah, heaven

  arpita : arpita

Re: NEH 3-5-3

arpita said Jan 21, 7:59 PM:

 

ah, heaven

isseeing withheart

bright and clear

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 22, 2:58 AM:

 

bright and clear

flowers bloom on earth

in beauty

  FastDart : Peaceful Arrow

Re: NEH 3-5-3

FastDart said Jan 23, 12:51 PM:

 

in beauty
double spacing has
upset me

The text below was inserted with Scribfire and it adds a double space even though I don’t see it when I’m editing the text right now?

 

in beauty

double spacing has

upset me

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Jan 24, 9:44 AM:

 

Upset me

hope stares in between

I smile.

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Jan 24, 10:51 AM:

 

I smile

Sunbeam peeks through clouds

All is well

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 24, 11:09 AM:

 

all is well

bringing in the new

me and you

  Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- : Love Blossom; Pitaji (oH yrteop:-)

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Fa- La- La- La- La- La- La- said Jan 25, 7:49 AM:

 

me&you

funky photon wave

bump&grind

bump&grind,

there’s ups&downs but

all is well

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Jan 26, 8:55 AM:

 

All is well

just go with the flow

no worries.

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jan 26, 10:51 AM:

 

no worries

just let go and be

here always

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Feb 4, 8:54 AM:

 

Here always
at home wherever
you and I

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Feb 4, 9:46 AM:

 

you and I
have known each other
forever

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Feb 5, 12:02 PM:

 

forever
world of timeless time
placeless place

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Feb 6, 6:07 AM:

 

placeless place
seeing your spirit
here today

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Mar 11, 1:02 PM:

 

Here today
most important now
no waiting

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Mar 13, 8:15 AM:

 

no waiting
patience is a must
on gaia

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Apr 1, 11:57 AM:

 

On gaia
stimulating
inspiring

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Apr 2, 12:38 AM:

 

inspiring
changes happening
creative

  ~KES : Communicator

Re: NEH 3-5-3

~KES said Apr 5, 2:25 PM:

 

creative
my blinking cursor
tracking lines

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Apr 7, 9:53 AM:

 

Tracking lines
thoughts appear, letter
by letter

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Apr 7, 10:41 AM:

 

…by letter,
communication—
global peace

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Apr 7, 11:55 PM:

 

global peace
inner peace and love
heart centered

  rudyan : quasar

Re: NEH 3-5-3

rudyan said Apr 8, 9:34 AM:

 

heart centered—
peace ripples out when
LOVE R US

Ripple
  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Apr 8, 10:47 AM:

 

LOVE R US
made in earth's image
heavenly

  Mila : love

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Mila said Apr 19, 12:35 AM:

 

Heavenly
to read our haikus
hearts get linked

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Apr 19, 11:00 AM:

 

hearts get linked
rainbow light shines oh so bright
divine compassion

  Kiwina : Convergentleman

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Kiwina said Jul 31, 1:45 AM:

 

di-passion
readiness to love
even me

  Taikunping : inner truth

Re: NEH 3-5-3

Taikunping said Jul 31, 2:12 AM:

 

even me
breathing heart's soft light
gentled fire