It’s been a minute since I grazed here
my blog beneath the chalky white pastel moon
so long since I last grazed here
my muse reenters this blog…

This poem above… I call it a koan haiku because like a koan each “huatou” or line is a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, which provokes enlightenment and invites one to ponder deeper and even varied meanings. In this sense, each line can be looked at as an enigma, not necessarily pointing towards “the answer” to a riddle.

This poem, each line, is posted along a path at intervals in my backyard. The path I travel is a circle, the perimeter of my backyard. And each line is engraved upon a small block of wood… see below:

Above is the literal start and the end of the circular path in my backyard. As I take my daily walk, I ponder the meaning of each huatou in turn. And each day the meaning of that huatou may change depending upon my perspective or state of mind for that day. The cumulative effect is truly transformative. For example, one walk resulted in me totally transforming my website. Take a look: http://www.homeincomebuddies.com

Note: you may have noticed one line is 6 syllables, “yesterday is today.” In the posts around my yard this line reads, “ye te jodi a,” 5 syllables, which is the same expression in Haitian Creole language. The seventh sign, “Felicitas in horto tuo est,” means happiness is in your garden and actually is the entrance sign to a literal pergola garden!