Begging bowl

August 24, 2018

autumn heat — my begging bowl is full of rice (C) Santoka Taneda (Tr. John Stevens) each bite a grain of power a winter coat for the soul Kim M. Russell, 24th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #111 This week’s Tan Renga challenge is based on a haiku by Taneda […]

March 15, 2018

Begging Bowl

empty begging bowl a promise trapped in a crack single grain of rice Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1389 Begging Bowl This month we are reading the poems of Rumi. Chèvrefeuille reminds us that the haiku has roots in Zen Buddhism, which is why he has chosen today’s poem, because it […]