Fell asleep awhile

Posted on July 30, 2014 by

Fell asleep awhile

On the bench in the temple woods

Sudden sound of the bell

About AshiAkira

AshiAkira. Author of Haiku Poems and Haiku Poems II(www.lulu.com/shop/ashi-akira/haiku-poems/paperback/product-23152158.html). Old resident of Tokyo.
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8 Responses to Fell asleep awhile

  2. sarahpotterwrites says:
    July 30, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    I hope it didn’t make you fall off the bench in surprise!

    Reply
  3. Doug Thomas says:
    July 31, 2014 at 3:02 am

    Haiku can have humor, eh!? Loved this poem.

    Reply
  4. Lino Althaner says:
    August 1, 2014 at 5:32 am

    Master haiku. Very appropriate to symbolize the moment of awakening… Humour, I think, is an important condiment of zen thought.

    Reply
  5. Claire Marie O'Brien says:
    August 6, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    You are a good man and a beautiful poet.

    Reply
  6. S.C. Hickman says:
    August 13, 2014 at 9:25 am

    Yes, that “Sudden sound of bell.” one wonders if bell from temple, or from mind; or, a sort of crossing between. I love the simplicity and its awareness of that simplicity. Thank you!

    Reply

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