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Name: brahman~Narayanan~ Country: Himalayas , India E-mail: aum_raudrabrahmanarayanan@yahoo.com Homepage: http://www.wonderhaikuworlds.com Comment: paradise on/every flower in/a butterfly's eye/.This was a Haiku I wrote in 1987 and posted on the net around august 2001 on various sites~ My childhood vision of mutiple worlds of perception of the myriad beings where the human perception is merely one of the innumerable possible has defined my life.My haiku insists on theses multiple perecptions of beings and Apocalypse and silences.I wrote earlier as RUDRA on this site. I am Narayanan Raghunathan. Contributed Photo-haiku until now: Haiku: distant dreams ~ wading the vast marsh a swarm of dragonflies symmetric traffic ~ a wild eagle flies past the skycrapers Christmas bells ~ the silent Church awaits the Crucified One whirlpool rhythms ~ fishes conjure fairy tales in fish-eyed wonder dragonfly sways on pink plastic sunlight ~ tribal drums echo winter dawn ~ the sun abloom on a tall tree a bee inside a pink hibiscus dream ~ luminous nectar full moonnight ~ raindrops safe on a lotus leaf raindrops rest on tender lotus leaves ~ a sky in each drop ascending a hill of moist rusted nails an earthworm removing his mask the clown weeps to the winter moon all fiesta over ~ butterflies hover around the still windmill floral cosmoses ~ myriad butterflies all mizmaze in wonder summer breeze ~ a hundred pigeons watch the twilight beach the clouds gently shift to reveal a fullmoon ~ distant percussion ~ summer lake ~ yellow boats re-align again in the winds humming a song she knits on ~ a kuil comes to watch Kuil ~ a common singing bird~ yellow breeze ~ a ruby butterfly shifts to another flower moist hydrangea pathways ~ an ant colony moves on white petals kitchen window ~ three butterflies wade one after another fragrant dreams flutter in seamless spaces ~ an angel brings a cool breeze across the fire-river the mystic journey in seamless infinities ~ early plum blossoms early butterflies too born far away in light butterflies wade through architectures of empty human chairs criss crossing giant shadows of a fence we reach the sky etched on the roots a holy ghost's face sniffing light an infant the twilight sea an infant cosmos gently we row over the cool reflections of cherry blossoms wingless,the spider descends the twilight sky with a rainbow dream door opens my dead grandpa rides a butterfly in storm cuddling together ships in the harbour ~ sound of the sea the river hushes down the green valley into the clouds forest darkness ~ through hidden paths to hidden worlds cascading down the Himalayan rocks musical Ganga mist from the sky just about to dissolve the green mountains clouds drift on snow peaks ~ sunlight path butterflies swarm through flower-worlds ~ i shout at the sky sunshine on snow ~ pahadi on the flute with Darjeeling tea Pahadi[ from the mountains] ~ Name of a newer Hindusthani Raaga derived from the folk traditions. snow covered earth ~ silent temple bell in the scent of camphor spring dawn ~ grandma looks at her childhood photo all snow templeyard ~ a distant bell from another temple endless snow ~ bonsai mango tree sprouts a fruit abstract sky ~ twilight breeze echoes Maitreya's silences after the last nimaz the silent mosque glows on the night sky empty chair in spring garden ~ aroma of coffee on the window glass an abstract cosmos scent of roses village dawn ~ an ancient love-song in the river's hues spring twilight ~ a bird perches on a street-lantern etched on stone unborn tongues of fire rhythms a cat's dream ~ rats dogs bulls men in a musical parade lotuses bloom for butterflies in ether light ~ Apocalyptic Rapture ~ jungle dawn ~ a lion roars in a bear's dream labyrinths of winter trees on the breezy sky ~ Apocalyptic silences ~ gingko trees sway sunny shadows sway ~ a smiling Haijin spectral dreams swirl crazy butterflies in rainbow songs autumn trees flutter in cool morning breeze ~ the river bears sunlight ~ sunlight echoes on the twilight rocks Ganga's furious Rtam ~ tall pines sway in morning light sound of Ganga ~ fishing nets turn almost invisible ~ a ship's loud horn peony in mist ~ a butterfly scents to reach invisibly autumn twilight ~ breeze flutters free on sunlight wings two sagiso battle, abstract in wild winds~ a heron watches fun a bee sneaks into lavender labyrinths of fragrant light a dragonfly rests on a rose-bud, scans his vast floral empire darkness, light weave floral tapestry ~ an owl's soliloquy lakeside home ~ silent couple listen to twilight sparrows thorns protecting the roses ~ a butterfly balances on a thorn sparrows twitter ~ the garden dissolves in morning mist fragrant breeze ~ peels of laughter from the lakeside hut sunlit village throbs in green winds ~ sound of water asleep on the lotus a dragonfly dreams floral armies of dragons koil sings ~ hibiscus splashes sunlight reds forest dissolves in luminous rain ~ a snake crawls on twilight clouds ~ temple bells echo in bird songs crystal light sways in floral breeze ~ infinite horizons turn seamless ~ a rain drop on a summer leaf ~ an ant surveys puli soda kudikkunnu~ pulikkalikidayiloru ona thumbi~ [ Malayalam ] tiger drinks soda ~ between the tiger dance an onam-dragonfly oarless boats rest on the beach ~ fishermen wallow in the ocean ~ twilight beach ~ between two branches a tiny ship sails ~ in our solitude we become one again, stray dog companion bristling butterfly brewing vintage nectar on an yellow flower ~ two swans peck the granite hill in the lotus waters ~ three butterflies sway around the pram ~ the mother smiles ~ monsoon clouds array on the car front glass ~ a peacock's loud cry countless greens in nameless tones glow in summer light countless cosmoses fuse in Buddha light ~ i taste immortality clouds shine in the breeze ~ four cranes ascend the sky clouds assemble over London autumn ~ Thames flows on ~ kintai bridge connects to the sky ~ twilight sounds path of light on the vast ocean ~ sun still unborn in the shadows shrubs grow breeze wings like butterflies a fog descends to drape the mountain ~ sunlight in the valley mountain breeze so gentle not a leaf stirs ~ scent of jasmines ~ sunlight seeps through many green webs gushing jungle stream bristling sunlight on its bursting seed-homes the peace lily ~ fallen leaves weave a cool breeze on the bamboo bridge ~ whiff of clouds in my morning tea ~ Himalayan summer oldman watches winter winds gush on the memorial bench sunlight sways on the stair case ~ Raaga Darbari by Daagars ~ Darbari Kaanada ~ A very famous Hindusthani Raaga. ~~~~ Daagars ~ A traditional family of Dhrupad Music Exponents. Indian summer ~ lady bug examines sun on a red car ~ nameless flowers sway in the cool breeze ~ a butterfly names them ~ buzzing free through spring breeze a humble bumblebee ~ apple-blossom ~ a baby ant hides from its mother giant leaf breathes sunlight ~ a beatle walks on its green webs ~ Himalayan valley ~ another mountain grows autumn clouds ~ wind stops ~ trees and clouds still on the spring mountain summer breeze ~ golden light traverses the coconut leaves ~ rainbow flowers in breeze ~ a butterfly vanishes into mist ~ summer breeze ~ endless traffic flows into Tokyo centre spring lake ~ a lone swan cleaves watery sunlight breeze flutters the moonlight mountain ~ still clouds still lake in moonlight ~ a still red canoe brass ensemble rests ~ moonlight blooms anew fragrant melodies breathless solitude ~ wonder coral-worlds bloom under water Mother Jhaanhavi descends the Himaalayas in sacred dance ~ Jhaanhavi ~ River Ganges erupting from Lord Shiva's head . autumn twilight ~ song of Ganges cleaves the sunny stones ~ Gangotri autumn ~ sunlight echoes waters whirling rocks spring dreams ~ old woman watches fairy butterflies ~ a butterfly examines vast human architecture for floral designs ~ winter night ~ howling hurricanes in astral dances ~ butterflies in a Gothic palace ~ a princess with a lute summer drizzle ~ mountains weave dreams in melody space cool mountain vanishes in spring breeze ~ a new sun appears Heirinji ~ Pathlees Path of Light in autumn silence spring breeze ~ a grasshopper searches rainbow labyrinths beneath autumn branches the Buddha moon shivers in fragrant breeze vast solitude of all eternity ~ a cat dreams the void ~ spray carnations sway the summer sky ~ an yellow butterfly pink petal tip ~ a raindrop holds still a blue sky ~ hilltop view ~ watching a new sky with a pink butterfly jungle path ends in jungle sounds ~ a peacock rises monsoon respite ~ a gardenia sucks sunlight into its being bloody clouds ~ churchbells resound in twilight ocean white-floral path spreads into infinity ~ resonant Aum ~~ homeless woman ~ cherry blossoms rain all around her ~ [To Laryalee and Larry Bole] green labyrinths cover the infinite sky ~ twittering birds ~ forsythia blossoms glisten fresh day-dreams ~ a dragonfly explores summer winds ~ twilight sky augurs the last silences yellow violas raaga basant on flute a pink butterfly viola in sunlight ~ four butterflies flutter but none alight ~ a white flower ~ a spot of sunlight just on one petal autumn breeze ~ Ganga gushes silences to the rock rhythms veiled in light unborn seed worlds blossom sasauchiva oxalis soak in sunlight ~ breeze gathers old spring dreams we eat pancakes drink apple juice, under the cherry tree Hanami ~ children butterflies scatter new silences pond lily in moon-light a silent frog Pathless Path ~ cherry blossoms breeze in cuckoo songs rudra dhvani mandalam parabrahma mown nyaasam ~ [ Sanskrit] the resonant Rudra mandala ~ Parabrahman's silent elucidations Para Brahman ~ All That Is and Not and Beyond twilight stillness ~ a boat moves from dark to gold waters throbbing in sunlight, pink petals a spikey orange core hydrangea bed ~ a dragonfly, a honeybee in sunlight chats amarilly's heart() tender pistils render music on ruby petals~ two solitary plum blossoms hang in sunlight whisper fragrant silences ~ [To Uma] sunlight soaked roses in plastic bags~ confused butterfly morning jog ~ scent of roses in honeybee songs multi-coloured wet fallen leaves maze ~ a butterfly wanders magenta flower bristles tiny suns*** a loitering ant ~ lilies float on the dawn sky swans in mist autumn trees rest on golden corn-fields invisible bird sings cloudscapes shift on winter sky ~ a solitary vulture a winter dawn-walk ~ "dance of the little swans" echoes in the breeze ~ bare branches host a cloudy sky ~ grey mountains stall in cold winds symmetric dances ~ resonant mandala rhythms float wonder worlds snowy Himalayas ~ twilight floats on pink petal folds winter evening ~ my sister comes to see me after forty years snowflakes bloom on the mizmaze trees ~ winds in fullmoon festival of lights ~ fairy tales cascade in winter whirlwinds a sun appears at midnight ~ the lamp lights by itself jagged rhythms of Madrid roof tops ~ drifting sunlight Lilliputians walk into petal caves ~ fragrant nectar scuba diving ~ wonder kingdoms unfold underwater silences laughing pumpkins fly into the spring sky ~ hungry eagles chase Newyork city ~ luminous Achilles lofts the starry sky Newyork city ~ luminous Achilles lofts the starry sky street theatre, colour, music, dance ~ empty winter sky pussy cat dance ~ anna in cat-costumes ~ a cat miaos sakura pathway ~ merry children dance to sparrow's songs cactus flowers sprout on the sky ~ an angel on a swan reflections on a red jewel ~ childhood memories gush in pink flowers soak in sunlight float in breeze purple dawn lingering memories lone bird song winter dawn an empty street a clouded sky pumpkins pumpkins some glow suns, others in pumpkin shadows garden bath ~ the children sing, birds respond whispering songs to himself, the statue of Antonio Gaudi a fence divides the earth and sky ~ an ocean breeze human codes on wall in green and stone ~ sparrows decipher twilight glows on the unlit antique lamp ~ sound of weeping sunny path ~ a walk along with two butterflies two squirrels antique tractor rooted near autumn trees ~ squirrels all over winter cottage ~ song of spring in scents of baking ~ moonrise ~ a frog croaks in spring breeze deserted home ~ the whole family went far away on that fatal day pink petal spaces ~ our hidden origins bloom in pre-primal light ~ [ dedicated to Uma ] summer sun ~ children play around the twilight tree the sun erupts from a pool of light ~ birds float the sky ~ my brother at five, RAF pilot died in action, world war two ~ eyes tested new world in glasses ~ wow! a butterfly ~ photos on the wall ~ old memories reunite for a Christmas ~ spring sky throbs in cool-blue waters ~ koi dance on sun twilight sky in the singing bowls ~ sparrows sing ~ Christmas tree on the starry sky ~ Christ descends in digital codes ~ bubbles of light flutter around poe tai in padmaasana ~ [padmaasana ~ the Lotus-posture in Yoga] pure rhythms glow on their wonder faces ~ children's band ~ windmills in motion on windy saffron sky ~ the sun is gone ~ an infant on earth yawns, beholds unborn epics of yonder ~ waves define new colours on the sands ~ doves chatter tales ~ clouds rest on the twilight breeze ~ bird songs glitter ~ scissors on cloth ~ new fashion design just about to begin ~ wild trees grow into the abandoned house ~ bird songs flutter ~ dark light ~ the paperknife becomes a mystery icon ~ ceremonial attire ~ dancing in spring dreams the autumn lovers ~ scissors on cloth ~ new fashion design just about to begin ~ young man's photo ~ now grandfather older than the first sun ~ rooted to the sky the cicada drones in midnight chants ~ Rikugien in autumn ~ sunlight flutters strange butterflies in song ~ twinkling neon stars ~ a butterfly on the moon sound of festivity ~ sacred dreams ~ beatific angels descend draped in flames ~ the shop windows ~ we look for mackintosh dragonflies in breeze the seasons unfold a Klee painting on the iron's face ~ hands mend the nets ~ folk song on their lips merges with the sea ~ a tree twig sprouts the harvest moon ~ frogs' twinkle music ~ each being in its own niche of ignorance own niche of wisdom ~ even snow is fenced let us grow wings for the unborn Edens ~ an orange pylon ~ giant lizard crawls out into a summer drizzle ~ baby on all fours near the waves, stops to behold the sky ~ spectral dreams weave ether parables in flames ~ silence shuffles silence ~ a lotus in a rainbow dream-world i am still unborn ~ indian basmati now us patent ~ still we make kashmiri pulav ~ snow landscape ~ today, moody winds etch Vincent's agonized lines wooden horses grow flame-wings fly new dreams in Apocalyptic rapture ~ dragons in fire-sky ~ dragonflies flutter free in moolight sonata ~ lake Okutama ~ pink light sprinkles on the waters, yet no sun ~ balloon stall ~ a child and mother pose ~ a butterfly joins ~ butterflies flutter among cherry-blossoms ~ mandolin notes in air ~ audience ecstatic ~ young spanish dancer gently bows after the show ~ hotel lobby ~ sacred rhythms flow fire on the sumo icons ~ crickets cry ~ the mist washes away the starry sky ~ kadaappurathu kadalora pakshikal ~ mukkuvar vellathil ~ [ Malayaalam ] On the beach the sea birds ~ fishernen in the waters ~ Mt.Fuji trail mist dissolves landscapes ~ new butterflies sprout ~ sailing through myriad skys and oceans we reach The Pure No Man's Land ~ oopar aakash pathar me ek thithli baazaar se aawaaz ~ [Hindi] the sky above a butterfly on the stone from the market, sounds ~ ven kuthirayi-melavan varuvaan kalki naarayanan aananda thaandavan ~ [Tamizh] he arrives on a white horse Kalki Narayanan the delighted cosmic-dancer ~ sunlight engulfs the solitary man ~ a buzzing fly ~ children play in gold-light ~ the primal tree blooms the twilight sky ~ the bridge leads to the Pathless Path of Light ~ a moon-faced bull ~ Zuisenji Zen Garden ~ a Haijin waits alone for unseen butterflies ~ empty chair fallen leaves rustle ~ a lost butterfly ~ skyfull of cherryblossoms ~ birds in merry go round ~ cast in stone moss covered silences of the Amitaabha Buddha ~ the boy mazes the giant corn mazes ~ squirrels birds chase the earth is dark the sky still blue ~ pelicans fly away ~ reflections float on the wall ~ an ant colony in a bizzare journey ~ spring dawn ~ a girl chases a ball ~ a dog chases the girl ~ a spider webs wide symmetries in sunlight ~ birds' floral chorus ~ sunlight on bales of hay ~ far away birds scatter new seeds ~ all red sky ~ vanishing sun echoes the seamless waves ~ gloomy village ~ ghost clouds array a distant thunder~ summer's end ~ dragonflies dream among leaves and flowers ~ desolate beach ~ rain-clouds cluster in fisherfolks' song ~ sun sets ~ i write a twilight haiku in fullmoonlight ~ pink dream-city ~ we float pre-primal music in floral rains ~ spring on china ~ star-fruits shine suns ~ sky-blue butterfly ~ a squirrel and birds share the grains ~ a butterfly observes ~ a parasol hosted on the sky ~ headless scarecrow nods ~ dentures in hand, the man checks his smile, in the mirror ~ blind grandmother fondles her old scissors gently in moonlight well-lit restaurant ~ lute plays in aromas with vintage red-wine ~ ice melts in sun ~ soon this forest will become visible ~ still wood-head ~ dragonflies in breeze ~ waves of grass ~ moonlight garden in jasmine breeze ~ a dog's death howl ~ dense forest birds' symphony a lion's roar ~ a butterfly in sunny machine-worlds seeks geometric nectar~ nuts bolts screws circles circles circumfuse ecstatic pis dance ~ marble baptismal font ~ Christ's bloody tears purifies all allways ~ Vatican Plaza ~ two beatific little girls follow their father ~ gentle snow falls village on the alps sunday church bell ~ deserted seaside ~ after the Dhyaana we watch the breeze ~ vintage car race ~ the crowds cheer wild though we are last ~ afternoon lovers hide behind giant pillars ~ amused bird songs ~ a white lily yellow pink centre ~ a ruby butterfly ~ grape clusters hang in sunlight grape coloured ~ subtle wines brew silent ~ the witch crashes into the tree ~ fairy Azra floats over the clouds ~ [ Azra ~ Light (Arabic)] greatgrandfather's photo ~ grandmother on a pony when she was three ~ straw hats glow yin and yang symbols etch sunlight parables ~ symmetric pathways luminous mantrams lead ~ "light endless light" ~ [To Sri Aurobindo] a turtle peeps from its shell, beholds a spring cosmos ~ saucy seagull, some eat you ~ i see a Buddha in you ~ footsteps lead to an empty boat on stillness ~ distant blue mountain ~ half-open window ~ child offers a biscuit to an orange butterfly ~ factory fires pollute the primal air ~ apocalyptic thunder fallen fence ends in mist ~ i pick up a pink flower ~ Florida dawn ~ a solitary boat in seamless waters ~ autumn window ~ golden breeze drifts the cat watches ~ barefoot walk ~ dewdrops cadent on scattered leaves ~ barefoot walk ~ dewdrops cadent on scattered leaves ~ children ring the giant temple bell ~ the Gods assemble ~ ritual dance around the fire in the canoe ~ drum-rhythms on waves ~ autumn park ~ solitary man rests among daffodils ~ mountain village ~ clouded sky looms ~ sunspots shift ~ twilight sky drifts on the river ~ a boat cleaves the breeze ~ professor flies his flubber-car ~ birds'-eye view of newyork ~ now bed-ridden grandpa was then a kid on his new scooter ~ water-lands ~ boy rows the canoe to the shopping centre ~ flower capital ~ fragrant worlds sprawl spectral butterflies ~ butterfly scans sunny lily insides blue wings still ~ "mary" engraved on the oak ~ john places fresh flowers again ~ grandpa's funeral ~ grandma looks through the family album ~ we enter last year through the front door reach the next year ~ we float through myriad fairy tales on a musical butterfly ~ end time bell ~ veg cutlets ready ~ i cut tomatoes ~ a fullmoon at the window ~ the river down the mountain ~ deluge of humans invades the city street scatters scared birds ~ our pre-darwinian ancestors worked hard believed in God ~ grandma's kitchen birds in the garden ~ i powder coffee ~ flame gone ~ the stone lantern still at the window sill ~ newyork space-time ~ spectral cuboids array under the full moon ~ golden leaves wade the clouded sky ~ a bee hums light ~ neon-lit cafe ~ woman at the window with the stars ~ hill-top ruins ~ puppies play with parrots in mist ~ the street floats inverted on the river summer rain-drops ~ the wheel holds pi on the sunny wall ~ a canon fire ~ sail all set sailor looks at the sky migrant penguins ~ ship sails away ~ night city shines in the ocean skycrapers in mist ~ alien birds fly over a sun-water-path ~ branch calligraphy on the sands ~ sea splurges sunlight spasms ~ toy horse dances ~ flies bees buzz wild ~ galloping sounds ~ winter jungle maze ~ a man wanders alone vanishes in white ~ coloured window ~ on each rectangle a new landscape ~ mill window ~ a crow observes machine sounds surreal trees whirl in mist space ~ birds in bridal chorus ~ bathroom window ~ red ants traverse trees on the twilight sky ~ castle window ~ solitary bird passes on a frog at my feet ~ empty street ~ empty garden chair ~ honey bee in air ~ summer city ~ mother dips her baby in the fountain ~ a fog crosses the fence, dissolves boundaries, spaces ~ Apocalypse on the sky ~ the Virat Purusha manifests ~ Virat Purusha ~ The Supreme Lord Of All Resident in All and Transcending All [ Purusha Sooktha ~ Vedas ] winter dawn ~ aroma of coffee in jingling anklets ~ winter night ~ an old woman trots on with an old lamp spring on sky on the water's face ~ birds fly the air ~ snow storm ~ a sparrow pecks at the window ~ past passes on outside the window ~ future flows in ~ a deserted house ~ leafless trees etch the empty sky dark pathway ~ distant spring songs on a patch of light ~ a rainbow sky ~ fallen petals shuffle in twilight breeze empty street ~ a sparrow a butterfly fly the sunny way ~ sunlight soaks the waterfalls ~ clouds still in the winds ~ spring breeze ~ cleaving tree-mazes a white bird a bird burrows the haystack ~ the cow grazes greens ~ golden boats on a starry night ~ X'mas Church bells ~ sunshine colours blaze the waters ~ fishes' dream dawn ~ the fenced sea ~ fishes beware learn to fly ~ a solitary sparrow sways the summer sky ~ sonorous sunlight ~ among the shadows of leaves on the wall tender green leaves ~ moountain all red ~ travellers traverse the sunlight path ~ dawn birds ~ the trees sway with the waves ~ still pond mirrors a spring universe ~ a fragrant breeze farmhouse dawn ~ children in the pool squeal with the birds ~ jungle stone bridge ~ sparrows make hasty way for a mendicant ~ empty garden ~ butterflies around the solitary man ~ mid-winter ~ the garden still in spring with butterflies ~ exotic fragrance ~ a deluge of wisterias in the cool breeze summer afternoon ~ a solitary butterfly a plane on the sky ~ winter night ~ i enter a deserted hut ~ an old woman at the fire ~ winter beach ~ she makes footprints says "make your Haiku now" japanese iris ~ a vermillion butterfly with a honey bee ~ hydrangea array in crystal symmetries ~ i align my nikon ~ twilight fountains ~ birds sparkle notes to a child with a balloon ~ forest walk ~ sunlight shadows weave birds'spring songs ~ cliff-top temple ~ trees grow on rocks in the sound of the ocean ~ birds flutter above the metal dragon-gate ~ dragons hover the air ~ rice harvest ~ young workers sing an old folk-song giant skyscrapers ~ we walk the streets with rustic memories ~ sunlight fades ~ solitary horse grazes green shadows ~ a lamp-post on sky ~ birds seek direction in the drifting clouds ~ blue wooden-boat rests on still waters ~ we talk about Shiki ~ sunlight ocean two palm trees sway a distant mountain ~ bursting the clouds the sun lays a light-path across the ocean ~ a brick factory made of bricks ~ an eagle rests on the sky ~ outside the gate the summer rain ~ aroma of fresh bread ~ drenched in rain we reach the cottage ~ coffee and cookies ~ child's new bicycle ~ i marvel at the wheels see the mysterious pi! flowers bloom rigid in cubist symmetry ~ Mondrian's garden ~ desert garden ~ girls in purdah dance in circles ~ old woman waits with hills of flowers for young lovers ~ grass encircles breeze in the waters divides the sky ~ snow-white rhythms ~ i make a fresh pathway to my ice-cottage ~ tree-shadows shift slightly on the snow ~ midnight church-bell ~ cherry petal maze casts a full moon ~ silent crickets ~ mount everest ~ a man with a cane trots with a shadow ~ chaotic city ~ an old man follows the new full-moon ~ sphurati prapancham nischala salila mukhe padmadale bhringaascha: [Sanskrit] universe reflects on still water face ~ a bee on lotus petals~ fallen leaves drift gently on Jhaanhavi in jungle bird-music ~ Jhaanhavi ~ River Ganges ~ childhood memories ~ leaves float the sky in moist sunlight ~ luminous path on the twilight ocean ~ a ship lofts the sun sahasradala padma-sambhavam padma paani [ Sanskrit] the infinite petalled lotus bears the lotus Buddha ~ plumeria blooms butterflies sparrows etch my vast solitude ~ the sun vanishes in resonant bird songs ~ a dark world lingers ~ birds'sing the rising sun falling leaves ~ spring fullmoon ~ pink-luni butterfly on a violet water lily ~ summer harvest ~ scattered grains bring many new birds ~ street watertap ~ dog quenches thirst ~ the owner smokes ~ bumble bee in blue bloom space ~ a train whistle winter twilight ~ pigeons flutter around a butterfly building ~ sunday open market ~ butterflies flutter among headless mannequins ~ vase of flowers ~ Kandinsky dreams on a Matisse wall ~ the ocean recedes ~ flying into the sky birds of paradise ~ chestnut labyrinths ~ cadent waterdrops glow on the sunny shell ~ catalpa blossoms ~ butterflies invade air as lovers embrace ~ a village road ~ we walk on ~ we walk on and on ~ bedroom window ~ we watch sparrows with our morning coffee ~ persimmon garden ~ we practise Othello with yellow butterflies ~ a bird pecks a persimmon ~ i bite a persimmon ~ chestnut bursts asunder spreads genetic codes in the wild winds ~ eagles hover around the tower ~ tourists chat in strange tongues ~ twilight at Tokyo bay ~ old friends sip French red wine ~ pink cloud petals sprout golden pistils ~ blue butterfly arrives ~ resonant light ~ turkish bell flower echoes sunlight ~ red maple leaves in green breeze mazes ~ strange birds arise ~ symmetric harmony Gaudi's stone wall we forget the space ~ green pathway into a faraway sky ~ lambs show the way ~ casper plays music ~ garden ghosts dance circles in squares ~ starry filaments scatter the firamaments ~ saga crysanthemums ~ white hexagonal symmetry petals in sheer rapture blaze jewel interiors ~ cicadas shells dry in a fragrant breeze a cicada's wild cry ~ i leap to save the peony on my way then pick it up ~ random symmetries align in space-time ~ succulents in sunlight ~ peony blooms in snow ~ the butterfly reaches a safe destination ~ pigeons fly around the man on wheelchair ~ chruch bell calls ~ primula garden ~ swans sway the sky ~ deer nibble green ~ city walk ~ the astral sky hovers on the neon array ~ green space ~ i float in a cosmos of fairy tales ~ leaves dance ~ red butterfly wades sunlight visions ~ autumn Rtam ~ a worm crawls on ageing red elephant ears ~ all nuts bolted ship ready to sail ~ pigeons on the deck ~ silent gong echoes distant church bells ~ lavender in breeze ~ crimson ixora ~ a giant ruby butterfly flutters in bird songs ~ the same note born anew again ~ seamless raaga-jazz raptures ~ above the bird-house the snow mountain glows ~ the first butterfly ~ fierce fragrance wild narcissus glazes ~ fairies tell tales ~ metal factory ~ oil fumes before the Armageddon ~ visionary mushrooms ~ pathway to Mescalito ~ a bird pecks dreams ~ deer nibble grass gaze at butterflies laze on white iris ~ metal-blue paint-world ~ white butterfly alights ~ lavender dream ~ red butterfly on morning bloom ~ hieroglyphs on rocks ~ Apocalyptic silences decipher all eternity ~ children wade through beachside jungle gym ~ pelicans fly far away ~ [To Geert Verbeke] sunshine bowls ~ Geert conjures vast fading silences ~ summer afternoon ~ little girl, long shadow alone on the road ~ forest festival ~ clouds assemble a sky ~ Mt.Asama smokes ~ dancing free on the wild dandelions ~ golden fairies an yellow insect slowly tarries through sunlight soaked green leaves ~ hydrangea buds listen a river whispers along we talk about bonsai ~ lavender hydrangea in the waters on land ~ an invisible frog croaks ~ mist covers all ~ a green peak sprouts melodious sparrows ~ calm sea ~ we will set sail on the gentle north wind ~ breathing sculptures ~ cherry buds just about to bloom new spaces ~ dancing on floral beds scarecrows sing a twilight melody we turn our heads make the same garden many new gardens ~ city scattered in light ~ a lost pigeon flutters in midnight chaos ~ hatha yoga in the park ~ birds flutter around to watch ~ war memorial cannon on wheels ~ a butterfly on a spring blossom ~ bamboo shoots in seamless ikebana ~ i dream my pefect bonsai garden ~ twilight in Barcelona ~ we sit on the balcony sipping pure sherry ~ sun shines through the clouds ~ birds have vacated for the rains ~ etched on the dead leaf exotic codes of eternal silences ~ beyond the last computer, infinitudes of transcendental numbers ~ a wallaby wades wonder forest dreams seeks the stream metal ghosts invade the earth ~ pylons start flying decisively ~ a beetle traverses from orchid to orchid dreaming sunlight~ tranquil docks ~ boats arrive one by one gentle laughter in bird song ~ cactus blooms fondle the clouds ~ a row of red ants climb the cactus ~ forest ends in free space ~ birds bathe in a sea of sunlight ~ booming waterfalls ~ a horse carriage moves on the jungle bridge ~ elephant-ear leaves sway to chenda rhythms clouds in the river ~ chenda - a large traditional percussion instrument of Keralam, India. blue flowers sway in the morning breeze ~ two parrots descend ~ we share red wine watch the setting sun a ship on the horizon ~ solitary horse gallops in moonlight ~ a distant thunder ~ awa dance rhythms twinkle distant stars melody breeze hums ~ maze of coleus leaves ~ green caterpillar gently arches into sunlight ~ blue petals enclose a radiant core ~ a bee enters a nectar cosmos ~ a sparrow sips dew on ruby petunia petals ~ twilight temple bells ~ sunlight waters ~ twilight about to become invisible ~ jardin de Luxembourg ~ sculpted dreams bloom eternal paradises ~ leafless trees grow on the snow ~ sunny pathway leads to the sky a breeze washes away the world on the eagle's lake ~ a crimson canoe drifts on the river ~ a boy waves a flag mountain on sky floats on the inverted mountain on sky ~ an ice-covered inn rests cool on the sky ~ i seek the entrance ~ autumn leaves fall on the circles in the squares on the sidewalk ~ animal pieces ritually spiced for the human palette ~ i wake up in sleep hear grandpa's ancient clock tick on alone ~ faraway fruits on the market-shelf ~ metal-rock blares in the public speakers ~ an ant on a leaf- ship floats away ~ birds bid goodbye ~ sunshine snow melts first green sprouts ~ sea harvest over just dead fishes few still wriggle ~ stray crows steal ~ a butterfly watches a dragonfly dragged by many deadly ants ~ birds nest in a dilapidated kitchen ~ frogs croak in summer rain ~ deer flock cross the jungle stream~ one deer uses the human bridge ~ ocean dissolves in the hazy sky ~ flowers just turn visible ~ mountains hang on the sky ~ rice harvest ~ cows rest ~ still autumn dawn ~ moon still on the sky ~ murmuring waves ~ bales of wool hang in rainbow colours ~ a curious butterfly ~ twilight at Rikugien ~ outside the Hukiagechaya a child dances with birds ~ all locks hang on the gateless gate ~ now the infinite Bodha lands ~ [To Larry Bole] morning glory in twilight breeze ~ solar parables for dancing dervishes ~ reeds brush the sky in breeze ~ a lizard moves into the reed-jungle ~ temple bells ~ autumn dream drifts on the white sky ~ golden petals cadent in sunlight a butterly hums a bee-song ~ white plum blossoms etch the twilight sky ~ a perfct bird song ~ cleaving through dense clouds Mount Shasta touches the infinite sky ~ she smiles for future photo-memories ~ the traveller in white "suppose they realize we are divine meta-beings" a puppet to another ~ spectral labyrinths seamless unborn cosmoses Apocalyptic Silences ~ cat sees own shadow, blinks light ~ distant clouds align ~ storm sweeps the boats up the mountain ~ rats make new homes~ magenta pistils glow in pink floral webs~ delighted butterfly ~ crabs rest in beach fan shadows ~ birds fly on distant clouds ~ mother and daughter ~ butterflies flutter the spring scented air ~ tender dombeya petal labyrinths ooze cool incense sunlight ~ basket awaits in sunlight ~ breeze brings a cherryblossom ~ spilling from the sky "weeping japanese apricot" flowers hum gentle breeze ~ empty winter seaside ~ the sky echoes the ocean's wide rhythm-cries ~ sunshine splashes lyrics on yellow petals ~ spring sings fragrances ~ splashes of sunlight spill wonder bird-music ~ fragrant spring air ~ lunch on the beach with crows and sparrows ~ seagulls fly faraway ~ old mossy barn ~ tryst for lovers with birds and butterflies ~ winter dawn ~ Bach's "Air" in the air ~ aroma of fresh bread ~ bamboo shoots etch pre-primal hieroglyphs on the full moon ~ winter walk ~ we live spring dreams in a purple haze ~ the basket ~ seashells soak in sunlight ~ we eat apple-pie ~ the footsteps vanish in more snow ~ warm smell of fire ~ solitary hawk rests on the human fence watches the sky ~ sakura buds peep out from snow-homes ~ it still snows ~ living sculpture ~ moist moss glows on driftwood heart ~ grains culled hay stacks arranged ~ the farmer lights his cigar ~ a rainbow arch links the earth to the sky ~ sound of the ocean ~ cherryblossoms swim on the pink clouds ~ a squirrel leaps into the sky ~ mysterious fairy tales unfold in the floral folds ~ luminous peony petals ~ pathfull of apple blossoms ~ a peacock dances for the deers ~ fragrant floral worlds of sunlight-pink petals bloom bees and butterflies ~ full moon night ~ lunatics ecstatic in dionysian worlds ~ mandarin duck floats on the faraway wobbling sky musical flowers dance ~ final wayless way ~ a double rainbow links the primal twilight sky ~ misty dawn ~ distant bird calls but no birds ~ a row of ants track the fern-path ~ an eagle soars the sky ~ mortuary clock on the cloudless sky ~ ten past five ~ sharing a cold-drink jim and jack make an eternal friendship pact ~ wonder worlds throb in the mandarin's eyes ~ twilight sky erupts on the ocean ~ ants climb from one plumeria to another in moist sunlight ~ still lake ~ the tree spreads the sky ~ birds fly far away ~ golden roses echo the dawn ~ wild birds in a multiple chorus ~ in green spaces white azaleas in breeze ~ an orange butterfly ~ a whirlpool of fragrance throbs in sunlight ~ a purple rose ~ yellow black red spring abstraction in a butterfly's dream ~ plant mazes on the sky ~ two cherries sport tiny suns ~ an ant climbs a fragrant tulip hill ~ a fly hovers around ~ Hojinoie ripples vast unborn Mantrams ~ floral birds flutter ecstatic dances ~ many skies born in many golden bowls glow thunder silences ~ snot on cyclamen petals with a sun ~ ants' cosmic feast ~ solitary waterfall whispers water-dreams to the invisible jungle ~ she dreams again and again luminous wonder cosmoses AzraAmbika ~ AzraAmbika ~ Lotus Light Born On The Primal Waters ~ [ Arabic Sanskrit Fusion!] sunny petals dazzle ~ a bee hums, sparrows sing dragonflies flutter ~ faint steps on the snow lead on into endless snow ~ solitary afternoon ~ i share my lunch with two squirrels the moonlit ocean nurtures countless beings in countless universes ~ sun sets again at the sunset crater~ countless birds flutter on the golden horizon~ saffron petals suffuse sunlight ~ the sky thunders a million silences ~ sunlight and breeze wade the garden whispering ancient love songs ~ wild daisies breeze church bells cool bird songs ~ a cat seated on a wooden chair watches twilight sun all red~ the golden balcony ~ Ariadne, she lives here with ageless invisible beings ~ "I am a bird singing on the plum tree~ please don't eat me~" two dragonflies a bee mizmaze sunlight in divine blossom-labyrinths~ temple bells sparkle in mist a woman in pink on horseback ~ unborn Edens glow in your Apocalyptic eyes little BodhiSattva~ "a pig today ham tomorrow my doomed destiny is sealed" white mushroom on the tree-trunk ~ red ant ascends to watch a sun ~ sunny petals spread on leaf-green ~ butterflies swarm the vast terrain ~ sun-splashes on cherry-blossoms ~ golden breeze brings butterflies ~ silhouettes of trees sway over twilight clouds ~ birds fly into the sky ~ entering the sunny tunnels of the daylily two ants a butterfly~ near the ocean the man sits alone on a wooden chair ~ cherryblossoms blaze the ageless memories of our vast parables Uma ~ sunlight floats incense flowers in the mist fuses incessant bird songs~ garden angel glows sunlight whispers tongues to the Apocalyptic Christ~ maple leaves sway the sky ~ three butterflies chase the clouds~ summer rain ~ landscape swirls in the winds ~ pure scent of earth ~ a nibbling larva gently unfolds by will his pupal cover ~ a wonder floral cosmos flutters in sunlight ~ a distant bee-hum ~ an orange butterfly disappears in a sandersonia petal-cave to reappear ~ i look at the tiger ~ the tiger looks at me ~ two cosmoses merge ~ beneath the begonia petals two bees discuss ponds with lotuses ~ koi fish the sky for fresh golden dreams sunlight in rikugien ~ sunflowers aligned to the sun ~ rainbow birds flutter morning glory ~ beneath the mushroom canopy the firefly roams on moist wooden dreams ~ sunlight floats down the marble steps ~ parrots fly the sky ~ sunlight floats down the marble steps ~ parrots fly the sky ~ above the clouds the street-lamps ~ dawn born on the mountains ~ beyond the fence the river the forest the sky with a sun ~ mountain tree cleaves the sky ~ birds sing fairy tales to the river ~ through the glass windows of the aquarium many fishes watch the humans ~ so many boats with oars ~ old journey begins anew all over ~ fading sky ~ birds in wild chorus butterflies swarm ~ tongues of silences echo the garden path ~ sacred tales unfold ~ the stone path ~ sunlight in breeze birdsongs lead ~ the mist recedes ~ a village a river a white sky reborn ~ a fallen leaf culls sunlight gently floats away in the breeze ~ sunlight butterfly in floral symmetry tastes pink light nectar ~ [To Uma ~] beyond the fluttering shadows the vast infinitudes ~ Apocalyptic Rapture ~ autumn leaves gently fall with the autumn rains a child's distant cry ~ grafitti on the wooden bridge ~ sound of water on the empty sky ~ tulips about to bloom sunlight in fairies' dreams ~ waterfall streams sunlight ~ a butterfly flies over a rainbow ~ mossy stone face echoes ancient rites the unborn worlds ~ saucy seagull walks on sunlit grass watches the seamless ocean ~ ritual of light in pink ~ arstroemeria blooms rainbow butterflies ~ landscape floats on an ash tray ~ bird music brings spring breeze ~ iris petals of violet and sunlight ~ hum of honey bees ~ flowery umbrellas follow each other among the trees ~ a windmill rotates the fluffy rain clouds ~ an eagle surveys ~ banksia soaks in sunlight ~ spring breeze brings butterflies ~ still waters swans wade luminous watery dreams ~ chinese tea house ~ stars at the windows ~ scent of cha in lute music ~ Golden Buddha fills the Infinite Voids in Apocalyptic Silences ~ black winds a red moon a cricket's cry ~ hole on the fence ~ an eagle flies a sky with many balloons ~ antique shop ~ vivid memories crowd in autumn breeze ~ new spring new sunlight~ silent bird watches ~ midday city street flowing live history of fresh wonder worlds ~ waterdrop worlds glow tiny suns on white petals ~ a distant temple bell ~ a fly scans white petal mazes ~ a butterfly joins ~ sunflower spaces await the butterflies ~ breeze chimes scents golden forest path a child's distant cry fiery bird songs ~ multiple-red-eyed fly dazzles pure rhythms green wonder worlds ~ forest fire over ~ flowers on sunlight path ~ confused bird songs ~ abandoned house ~ squirrels butterflies birds make it a new home red dragonfly sips lavender sunlight on petals just shuffles a little ~ old barn in shadows ~ sunlights pierce the green walnut tree ciborium ~ beholding grass mazes with fish-eyes a cosmic dragonfly ~ sunlit poppy petals ~ pink butterfly traverses meta-golden dreams ~ cool sunlight soaks pink water-lily ~ a cosmos dissolves in breeze ~ [dedicated to Uma] arstroemeria in sun ~ a butterfly's astral dreams flutter fire red petal-cups cull pollen in sunlight for distant butterflies ~ through 14th century walkway we tread sunlight on cobblestones a butterfly flutters free over the funeral roses ~ collecting sunlight in petal bowls for butterflies ~ hydrangeas ~ twilight sky and sun about to dissolve in the vast ocean a fish floats on twilight clouds~ birds sing spring breeze ~ still winter the mountain ash tree sprouts a red flower first ice spreads ~ the gull dreams jouneys still in waters ~ the city vanishes ~ a sun-colour-sky lingers thundering folk drums~ wild duck universe ~ a sky scatters light in morning waters butterflies scan pebbles and petals in fragrant spring light ~ garden restaurant ~ birds arrive in sunlight the smell of coffee red hase tree in and out of water rainbow birds scatter ~ sunlight unfolds astral labyrinths on leafy green waves ~ the bare branches spread into the ruby sky ~ a bird-song brings breeze ~ leafless branches ~ the birds vanish ~ the breeze lingers ~ rolling down the sky in wild ecstacy ~ travellers on a roller coaster ~ after the victory the anarchic festivity then the starry night ~ baseball game over ~ birds take over the grass ~ players guzzle beer ~ a bee scans autumn petals bristles sunlight rhythm on its wings ~ the racoon dog pair share sake sunlight a haiku breeze ~ a butterfly scans yellow spring spaces ~ breeze on floral wings ~ Christmas night ~ cleaving through neon spectral labyrinths ~ still pond ~ a breeze shuffles vast landscapes ~ distant waves reach the empty shores ~ faraway the pelicans fly away ~ jazz feast over ~ resonant memories of lucid silences glow ~ breeze on shadows tracks the bamboo path ~ I sing Bhairavi ~ Bhairavi ~ Name of a Raaga ~ Name of Devi ~ autumn mountain a crystal jewel sun lights bird songs ~ sunlight floods the mountain terrain the sun still unborn ~ the subway traffic traverses the sky on the winter river ~ a cosmic sphere zooms in infinite space ~ the human moon ~ breeze scatters light darkness in twilight abstraction ~ half a sun outside half a sun inside the ocean darkness ~ wild winds ~ winter mountain stays still ~ calligraphy in light on snowscape ~ midnight silence ~ the river carries the sky through green floral breeze ~ vast fairy tales bloom the new dawn in summer bird songs ~ a metal insect in a kafka nightmare old ranger in the garden ~ soaked in sunlight pears on an yellow plate pose for a photo ~ an Ikebana a cosmic arc of a leaf ~ sunlight dissolves the logs and leaves makes a human face ~ mount fuji the ancient temple born anew again ~ a sun rests safe on a mountain in cool breeze ~ reflecting the breeze shadows dance gentle in floral dreams ~ a child with a glass of fruit juice ~ heavens bloom her pure face ~ golden bodhisatva in spring breeze chants fragrant silences ~ oyster-catchers swarm the sky ~ oysters alert in the ocean ~ a black swan wobbles a monet painting as it floats the lake ~ bird on land bird-image in water preen together ~ cosmoses fuse ~ brown ducks chat with a white duck ~ scriptures of eternal dreams web an autumn leaf ~ a pelican, shadow rest on the ship-deck on a long journey ~ a pelican, shadow rest on the ship-deck on a long journey ~ feather rhythms traverse the sky ~ chaffinch in flight ~ above the desert storm clouds brew the last bird call ~ the sun sets now to rise up again on the Apocalyptic dawn ~ sunlight washed baptismal font echoes vast meta-histories ~ oozing sunlight the silk-tree flower feels the air ~ incense yellow petal mizmaze ~ crazy gadfly approaches musically ~ golden inside golden outside koi dreams water ~ cyclamen petal worlds bloom for bees butterflies ~ a dancer's old pair of hands now in silent dance ~ their shadows glow scents on sunlight grass the Euclidean fence ~ the sky still a fiery tale long after sunset ~ the sun rises ~ the earth is dark ~ the sky is fire ~ travelers of yonder they traverse the twilight sky ~ shrouded in mystery light the closed door covered with ivy ~ an artist's studio ~ histories of art gush through my being ~ an Indian sees African violets in an American Garden ~ resting on the luminous ripple a jewel-crown of water ~ etched in sunlight the organ awaits fingers to coax fresh silences ~ autumn breeze ~ lovers chat before the twilight sun ~ musical ecstacy ~ a humming bird sips from a hibiscus ~ the infinite whirlpool of the Apocalypse shines cool golden silences ~ stalled in air the hover chaffinch flutters the sky ~ butterflies flutter on the kimono with the dancer in flamelight a pig drinks water from a human bowl ~ the humans laugh ~ cubist artist ~ the symmetries glow in golden light antique lantern ~ in the flame rhythms we share dreams ~ curling into the breeze hokusai blooms the sky the river flows sunlight rhythms snow mountains ~ sunlight unfolds on pink petal folds a wonder bee-cosmos ~ autumn leaves white in winter await the vast new spring ~ seamless mind gateless gate opens the pathless path ~ [dedicated to Uma] behind the empty church door the fathomless mystery of Christ ~ a swan floats the twilight sky on the sakura waters ~ endless silence snow-paths weave seamless labyrinths ~ [Dedicated to Uma] midday sunlight sound of flowing waters inscribe the breeze ~ rainbows curve cosmos in fish-eye lens ~ spring mist ~ a fairy dances with fragrant birds ~ cool breeze ~ autumn colours shiver in tender sunlight ~ sunflower core the mystery cosmos for butterflies ~ sunlight on autumn leaves await the fatal breeze ~ the pebbles feel the petals in soft sunlight ~ the cosmos shuffles ~ two tiny flowers fondle the sky ~ discovering the floral cosmoses in cool breeze a swarm of butterflies ~ winter doves rest on the street-lamp ~ one pecks the sky ~ the rooftop garden blooms breeze hums sunlight ~ my shadow walks on photographing the empty road ~ my shadow walks on photographing the empty road ~ sunlight rests on a wooden chair wobbles a little ~ a bee hums nectar Samaadhi in purple petal labyrinths ~ first to arrive for the tea ceremony a white butterfly ~ our boat sails to the far away sky on the twilight breeze ~ through the jungle maze the woman descends the autumn sky ~ etching parables of breeze on the sky the leafless tree ~ bloody maple leaves in spring breeze overflowing the sky collecting sunlight in their petal bowls, two wild flowers in Arizona ~ on the orange flower elucidating the silences the Maitreya Buddha ~ autumn rain ~ young lovers dance spring rhythms a whirlpool of colours unfold primal wonder universes ~ waking from floral slumber the sunflower blooms to the sun ~ a new symmetric cosmos unfolds ~ a white chrysanthemum ~ endless water flows reflects on image self ~ a white bird clings to the plant ~ a sagisou bloom ~ swans dance on breeze ~ swans watch midnight stillness ~ deathless beings pretend death on residual earth ~ a rainbow links distant bird songs in sacred silences ~ autumn universe rustles inside the lake and outside it too ~ bee hums light on sunshine petals nectar unfolds ~ seeking the source of the universes the bee in the hibiscus ~ motionless the crane on endless waves on the twilight sky entwined in cosmic passions now inseparable a big tree, a small tree ~ sakura path ~ cool morning walk on a distant breeze ~ winter trees sparkle with early spring flowers sparrow's ancient songs ~ wild autumn breeze covers the sky ~ birds ecstatic in chorus ~ temple bells rest silent in the sound of the one hand clapping ~ bus stop ~ each being in its own world ~ measureless the great seeds of no measure ~ a kitten wakes up from dreams dreams this new world ~ a pool of sunlight on Mt Fuji wobbles in breeze spasms ~ sparrows scatter floral melodies in winter mist ~ the universe inside the lake outside too in my empty solitude ~ fiery sky blazes four golden bowls in baby silences ~ after vast repose a red mushroom sprouts from the earth ~ breeze echoes multicoloured leaves in sunlight textures ~ on twilight waters fishing the twilight sky the tiny fisherman Dharma Sutras shine the giant pillars in silences ~ a ritual bell ~ the Zen garden overflows the bamboo fence with the breeze ~ ice turns into water painting the new sky ~ spring dreamscape ~ a rainbow lifts the sky on the mountain ~ a solitary tree in the vast field glitters bird songs on the sky ~ we wade through sunlight and breeze on the sound of the river ~ descending from the invisible sky the mountain stream ~ fairies dance sacred rapture on white plum blooms on the sky ~ snails snail in green snail worlds in fragrant green tales ~ mushrooms jewels for the eyes not for omelets ~ storm brews the sky ~ ancient ruins in ageless breeze ~ sacred nymph hides in stone in my garden ~ I sit on the platform watch trains make their journeys ~ I miss my train ~ after nine deaths the cat now immortal looks at new time ~ Masaoka Shiki i humbly dedicate this empty Haiku to you ~ soft diamonds twinkle in sunlight ~ a path of golden flowers ~ pink butterfly scans red rose petals ~ wings fold unfold ~ pink butterfly rests on bloody rose space ~ wings fold unfold ~ the caterpillar dreams perfect pupal repose pure butterfly dances ~ the giant cloud descends the sky covers the mountain city ~ the ocean cradles the endless memories of unborn voyages ~ sky on water water on sky merge ~ pure blue stillness ~ coaxing the shamisen to a twilight melody the gentle samurai ~ praying alone in the empty chapel the lonely nun ~ dew drops rest around the cool sun on the green lemon ~ from sunlight into darkness ~ autumn lovers munch potato wafers ~ a spider webs dewdrop dreams cadent in morning light ~ the waterfalls echoes in jungle music ~ we sit for lunch ~ the stone frog cognizes Shoonya ~ live frogs assemble to listen to a Buddha ~ Shoonya ~ Nothingnes ~ scattering little suns on their ruby bodies cherries in the bowl ~ the sacred laughter of the silent Buddha blooms the garden, the sky ~ in the wooden bowl the monk receives his rice soaked in sunlight ~ moonlit lotus glistens as croaking frogs chant moist darkness ~ bluebell ocean billows dream melodies in beatific scents ~ arches mizmaze lead on into the sky ~ we walk on slowly ~ the sword of light swirls the great skies in fiery mantrams ~ in Kamakura even the birds chant silences in Haiku chains ~ the horizon on last fire ~ the sun sets again over mexican mountain ~ bursting dewdop worlds on pink petal beds the butterfly delights ~ the rain ceases ~ the first butterfly arrives in sunlight music ~ far away beneath the magnolia petals the morning sun ~ purple irises float in green-breeze-space ~ sound of a stream ~ solitary old woman conjures an ikebana for the Buddhas to see ~ a butterfly mizmazes through pastel worlds in nectar dreams ~ sunny pathway across the lake ~ fairies float on in ambient grace ~ blazing heat ~ choco-icecream building refuses to melt ~ the ladder reaches the last heaven ~ i gently climb on ~ cherry blossoms sparkle in breeze to a sky-blue butterfly ~ green cherries in a green maze sprawl across the sky pigeons at the bus-stop discuss human nature ~ humans watch pigeons ~ exotic being sees an exotic universe ~ gecko in daylight ~ we sip tea in spring silence ~ a distant bird call ~ meta-coloured sandscapes ~ an ant searches mountains along luminous paths ~ a fragrant path lush in floral dreams swans' gentle dances ~ thinking of lost home the woman in autumn light watches butterflies ~ petal labyrinths glisten in golden rhythms ~ tulips in sun ~ the priest in prayer on the sakura path ~ morning clouds gently drift ~ strange being with wings, behind the wire-mazes ~ i feel scrutinized ~ one after another silent monks step on the garden sun-path ~ three butterflies enter the garden formally through the human gate ~ we pour water on the sky in the golden bowl ~ puppets they dance faceless on other's strings ~ spectral fishes swim in spring reflections in a water-cosmos ~ mystery worlds reveal the waters' depths ~ i hear new-born magic fables ~ pastel landscape swirls in the winds on the autumn sky in the city night faceless shadows wade gloomy darkness ~ giant shadows amble on neonlit walls of skyscrapers ~ besmeared with wonder pollen beatific bee takes off ~ wooden Buddha among flowers weeps the vast silences of the Maitreya Buddha ~ the blind girl wears sunglasses for others to see ~ insects on the window ~ one of the sixty million named or still unnamed ~ a girl watches fishes swim over her face on the clouds ~ two rainbows descend the sky ~ still windmill ~ i am alone ~ step by step I walk on ~ sunlight settles on breeze on the sakura mountain temple blooms on rock in dense sunlight rock mountain sprouts on the ocean ~ birds swarm the red sky my garden stream beneath my bridge my little boat ~ wild narcissus reflects self-grandeur on the 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