All appears to be
a variable mixture
of same components
perceived within the
universe of galaxies
sparkling energy
a winter blizzard
disappears into the sea
with silent fury
bringing renewal
fresh gentle breezes touch all
announcing the spring
summer circumstance
when flora is in full bloom
lifestyle is relaxed
hued autumn forest
signaling its occupants
harsh cold approaching
sentient beings
connected and sharing this
one experience
Andy Syor
Link to my 1966-67 Viet Nam USMC tour blog (short stories and linked haiku)
vented adventures
from hardened participants
of another time
encounters evoked
weapons of their age recalled
fallen remembered
forever preserved
the horrors and the raptures
delivered by war
sharing sensations
Warriors pause to reflect
long ago conflicts
feeling envious
of others who continue
this lasting poem
Andy Syor
(Inspiration; during my Marine Corps enlistment, prior to our landing in Vietnam in 1966, we were on a training voyage to Mt Fuji, Japan when our ship ran into a typhoon.)
Now the time was then
and as history repeats
then the time was now
–
the winds tossed the ship
waves cascading over both
port and starboard rails
–
earth controlling her
dominating species with
exacting command
–
hopes of one and all
on seeing a tomorrow
thoughts in the silence
–
an anxious waiting
for more moments in this life
to present themselves
–
asleep in the deep
at this event horizon
not for us or ours
–
the typhoon subsides
and the voyage continues
to unplanned futures
–
humbled we see that
mortal efforts alone are
insignificant
–
Andy Syor
(© Feb 10, 2010-TXu 1-673-107)
Boundless horizons
infinite destinations
fleeting durations
Global denizens
commonality obliged
sentient odysseys
Vital energies
Perhaps ch’i possibly soul
searching contentment
Distinct voyages
trenchantly investigate
natural domain
Amidst social melds
persistent paradoxes
evoke reasoning
Andy Syor
The ancient masters
need not be imitated
just seek what they sought
*
in this existence
ready and able
my mind is an empty sky
*
Reality is
ones’ personal agreement
today is today
*
always persevere
life’s enjoyed events eclipse
life’s endured ordeals
*
use mind as mirror
grasp nothing refuse nothing
receive all keep none
*
perceive and dismiss
greed, anger and delusion
the mind’s three poisons
*
searching awareness
the thirsty go to the well
of Zen metaphors
*
becoming one with
mind and body removing
desire for praises
*
accord or conflict
the cause of all that happens
is all that happens
mindlessly observed
seascape surrounding in the
undistinguished now
sights and sounds of an
energetic melody
routinely noticed
as gulls dive and shriek
waves crash and melt on the shore
amid winds’ bluster
devices absent
a walking meditation
away from worlds’ woes
Andy Syor
On a frigid dawn
the sun ascends in concert
with mists from a lake
One late winters’ scene
Prompting reawakening
To understanding
Natures’ calendar
Solstice toward equinox
Bringing the seasons
Perpetually
A continued happening
For all that occurs
Andy Syor
Waking with hopes to
glimpse an early first robin
seeing only snow
Sun melting the snow
interspersed buds on the trees
new spring approaches
early spring signals
with standard expectations
cardinal surprise
Nature’s organized
overnight color changes
invigorating
mankind’s neighborhood’s
enjoy invention of spring
marked on calendar
favorite seasons
change the rhapsodies of life
familiar renewed
together began
myself and this universe
therein all is one
I Ching-The Book of Change is an ancient and profound Chinese Classic comprised of the ageless symbolic Yin and Yang.
Yin-Earth and Mountain with Yang-Sky and Lake are the uppermost valued Yin/Yang.
Yin-Thunder and Fire with Yang-Water and Wind are the minor valued Yin/Yang.
Yin’s (uppermost values) Earth is receptivity/docility, Mountain is stopping/stillness.
Yin’s (minor values) Thunder is initiative/action, Fire is attention/awareness.
Yang’s (uppermost values) Sky is strength/creativity, Lake is joy/attraction.
Yang’s (minor values) Water is passion/danger, Wind is penetrating/following.
Tiger and Dragon
dispute to achieve balance
ageless Yin and Yang
Andy's blog 