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as petals
fall on moss
— silence

Haiku #163 / as petals

Commissioned by Naviar Records for their series of music inspired by haiku poetry. 

Published online, and in audio product.

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fresh water
springing from the rocks
a solitary bird

offering nothing
the empty sky

Renku #004 / fresh water

Commissioned by Naviar Records for their series of music inspired by renku poetry.

Published online, and in audio product.

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sounds enter the water
on this night —
hotogisu

who hears this
and when?

Renku #006 / sounds enter the water

Commissioned by Naviar records for their series of music inspired by renku poetry.

Published online, and in audio product.

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moon viewing —
after coming home
nothing to say

even the silence
is loud (tonight)

Renku #007 / moon viewing

Commissioned by Naviar records for their series of music inspired by renku poetry.

Published online, and in audio product.

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Renku 2 /

The second compilation of music made in response to the renku challenge:  A collaborative, bi-weekly music project run by Naviar Records. 

3 tracks, 5 artists, 25 minutes of carefully crafted ambient soundscapes. With inspiration from  2 renku poems by Ando.

Participate in the renku challenge.

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a quiet garden —
in the silence
a rain drop

Haiku #220 / a quiet garden

Commissioned by Naviar Records for their series of music inspired by haiku poetry. 

Published online, and in audio product.

Listen. (link in next update)

every breath
a prayer
on the wind

Haiku #001 /

Commissioned by Nevoazul Magazine for their first issue, on the theme of impermanence. 

Published online and in print.

I am of the lineage
of mountains and rivers, 
trees and birds.
The wind speaks for me, 
for I am silent and still.

Tanka #001 /

Commissioned by Nevoazul Magazine for their second issue. 

Published online and in print.

embodying
the breeze
— each breath

Breathe #001 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

in touch with
breath, blood and bone
— healing

Breathe #002 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

breathe —
you are perfect
as you are

Breathe #003 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

in the forest
breathing effortlessly
— already home

Breathe #004 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

without breath
without form
I am

Breathe #005 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

priceless — 
every single
breath

Breathe #006 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

breathing — 
the poetry
of the air

Breathe #007 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

this landscape —
a silent pause
in the breath

Breathe #008 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

exhaling —
finding peace
in who I am

Breathe #009 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

taking
an in-breath
— fully alive

Breathe #010 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

moving
the whole forest
— one breath

Breathe #011 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

bowing
to the wind
it breathes me

Breathe #012 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

choosing freedom
in every breath
I inhale

Breathe #013 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

open
to your breath
— trust it

Breathe #014 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

let breath
be your guide
— rest easy

Breathe #015 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

breath
like wind on a
mountain top

Breathe #016 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

slow down
go quietly
— breathe

Breathe #017 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

breathe —
you are
here

Breathe #018 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

breath
is my
sanctuary

Breathe #019 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

that place
where breath arises from
and returns to

Breathe #020 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

silently sitting
aware of the trees
— still breathing

Breathe #021 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

inhale
life's sweet perfume
— breathe and live it

Breathe #022 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

breath of life
flows in this body
— I am rich

Breathe #023 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

simply breathing —
everything comes
and goes

Breathe #024 /

Commissioned by BreatheSync app for their series of breath inspired haiku poetry.

Published in  ebooklet, booklet, social media, newsletter and in-app notifications.

this cup of tea —
a palace for the moon
reflected

Tea Haiku #001 /

Commissioned by Ankori Tea, part of a series of tea inspired haiku poetry.

To be published here as part of a chapbook of tea poems and for use on social media and other projects by Ankori Tea.

The language of flowers /

01

even in the depths of winter
remember — 
flowers will come

02

speaking silently —
the language of flowers

The language of flowers is a new collaboration with photographer Krisztian Portscher.

The language of flowers /

04

like the perfume of fresh fallen flowers — all things fade