when haiku arrives
i rise up, from quiet dreams
drink deep, from small cups
dear friends,
aren't haiku such perfect small cups of soul nourishment?
how i love fridays knowing i will
sit quietly with each of you and drink deeply from your offerings.
your presence, opens me like summer flowers,
so full of life, so rich in meaning,
so generously colouring our world.
i rise up with such eagerness to welcome you
again and again.
shall we haiku?
please sign in with mr.linky using your haiku URL
link back to recuerda mi corazon
so your readers can follow you here and hopefully join in.
i hope you will visit everyone and honor each other with a comment.
(sort of a virtual tea ceremony)
One of my favorite lines of yours, rebecca "drink deep from small cups." I am reminded so much of Thich Nhat Hanh and Amy Uyematsu's poem about him when I read your words. here is the link to it. http://www.panhala.net/Archive/Tea.html,
I love the image of the geisha so graciously pouring tea as well. Wouldn't it be nice if we were all sitting round having a cup reading our haikus together. I guess we are!
xoxoxo,
Noelle
Posted by: Noelle | July 21, 2011 at 11:10 PM
Dear Rebecca,
There is nothing too spiritual about my haikus this week but they definitely reflect a recent experience that bothered me for several days.
Just as your geisha reflects openness between people, my experience recently reminded me of how closed other people are to each other.
Annie
Posted by: annie | July 22, 2011 at 12:27 AM
Thank you for your generous invitation to 'drink deep' with you and all who gather.
How serene and full of 'grace'is your haiku offering and image.
Sue x
Posted by: Sue Fox | July 22, 2011 at 12:44 AM
I can tell that you drink deep from your quiet dreams. Lovely haiku to go along with that sweet picture of drinking in small cups.
Rosie
Posted by: Rosie@mygardenhaven | July 22, 2011 at 02:41 AM
I feel like Noelle feels. That we are drinking it all in together. I look forward to Friday to drink and nourish. This elixer, Haiku, sets me free, a small drink at each one.
Peace
Posted by: Spadoman | July 22, 2011 at 02:54 AM
I too love our friday gathering - so nourishing and heartwarming. Thank YOU, dear Rebecca.
Posted by: tami | July 22, 2011 at 03:03 AM
Ahh... Rebecca, you touched me with your haiku. 'drink deep from small cups'. I will, my friend, I will!
Posted by: Marit | July 22, 2011 at 03:31 AM
There is an art to drinking deep from small cups. It is called, I think, love...
Posted by: Magical Mystical Teacher | July 22, 2011 at 05:03 AM
I love everything TEA! And, I love Haiku My Heart.
Posted by: Snap | July 22, 2011 at 05:59 AM
Small cups... like in the traditional tea ceremony. I had a wonderful image from the film, Karate Kid, pop into my head when I read your haiku - beautiful! =)
Happy Friday Rebecca!
Posted by: Rosie | July 22, 2011 at 06:15 AM
we shall...
Posted by: Stephanie | July 22, 2011 at 06:28 AM
Thank you dearly for a place to commune with other like-minded spirits each Friday -it is such a blessing for all who participate. Beautiful haiku today, honoring everyone.
Posted by: Dawn Elliott | July 22, 2011 at 07:17 AM
Lovely associations, beautiful haiku. Memories of cousins long ago in Japan teaching me the subtleties of tea ceremony, gently teasing about my round-eyed, gaijin (foreign) ways while eagerly grasping new and interesting English phrases gained in our exchanges (What a sweet boy!) :)
Posted by: Gloria Y | July 22, 2011 at 08:28 AM
here, once again to drink you in, every Friday, everyday
Posted by: encore...please of please | July 22, 2011 at 08:37 AM
Loved the graceful tea drinking ceremony and we are great tea and coffee drinkers here in India!
I'm BACK!! Thank you for your kind concern when I was away for 4 months. I am overwhelmed and feel like I am home again.
I have made a small error by linking my post to the earlier date as well :(
Posted by: Nanka | July 22, 2011 at 09:45 AM
Each small cup of haiku
and moments shared here
are deep indeed.
Posted by: gemma | July 22, 2011 at 10:03 AM
deartest,
i think today's is my very favorite of your haikus.
i have left some words for you on my page; far too many to be called 'haiku', but for you, with love, nonetheless.
xo
Posted by: adrienne | July 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM
deartest?
well, you now what i mean...
Posted by: adrienne | July 22, 2011 at 10:30 AM
A circle of joy sipping from small cups, being filled in ways beyond our imaginations. My "cup" is a cupcake that was a small cup shared with a dear friend and now shared with you. she will love knowing that her gift has continued to move out into the world.
Posted by: Kathleen | July 22, 2011 at 01:24 PM
So sorry to be such an eejit - I left last week's link in the box - duh!
Posted by: Rosie | July 22, 2011 at 01:48 PM
I too wait for Friday nights (again) to haiku! Peace to you!
Posted by: Dianne | July 22, 2011 at 04:56 PM
In the midst of some anxiety, I feel very calm after reading your haiku, Rebecca. Now I'm off to visit the other participants. Thanks, as always.
Posted by: Fran aka Redondowriter | July 22, 2011 at 07:01 PM
The haiku on this post was so spiritual. I love the simple beauty of it. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Lola | July 22, 2011 at 07:57 PM
I can relate.. it is the same feeling I get when I write a haiku I think! :)
Posted by: Leo | July 22, 2011 at 08:00 PM
Hey Rebecca, my meme Haiku Heights turns 1yr old today. As a celebration, it is a free topic prompt this week there. The prompt opens in another 14 hrs, and will stay open all week. Do join in if you can :)
Invite open to all haiku lovers also of course!
Posted by: Leo | July 22, 2011 at 08:00 PM
i'm a little late to the tea party, but better late than never, right?
Posted by: leslie | July 23, 2011 at 05:20 AM
hiya rebecca... the sweetest song of songs... friendship shared haikuz.... thank you dearest blog poetry friend... may the light always be near... miss pie
Posted by: miss pie | July 23, 2011 at 03:35 PM
Hi Rebecca ~
I am new to haiku forms, so its a pleasure to read your blog ~
Posted by: Heaven | July 24, 2011 at 06:03 AM
I just adore your descriptionof haiku as "little cups of nourishment". I sincerely hope that's the kind of haiku I write, at least sometimes. I very much enjoy these little "cups" of others.
Posted by: Naumadd | July 25, 2011 at 12:35 AM
quiet dreams and small cups...a beauty of
a haiku - I so adore the haiku - and
terribly glad to have found this site.
Posted by: Cynthia | August 03, 2011 at 03:34 PM