I was working on my taijiquan haiku series and then lost steam. Part of it was the double haiku’s weren’t all as strong as each other. I decided since that was holding me up to simplify and do one haiku per each. Again these are in no way meant to speak like the classics or be authoritative. But crafting them has given me time to really think and dig deep on each one. My ultimate plan is to put these to watercolor and calligraphy and hang them in my home office.

Peng

spine long and crown high
sunk deep buoyant chi fills
surging spring, root fed

Lu

the water wheel coils
lithely adhering, yielding
new path, found and filled

Ji

three pairs move as one
a sealed touch with no gaps
leads compressed wave forth

An

swift beneath the still
sinks to swell, dive, fill hollows
wave recedes - surges

Tsai

deep water made clear
fish darting among the roots
still heron spears true

Leih

hips unlock the door
a millstone set in motion
wood splits with the grain

Chou

already inside
hip the hub, elbow the rim
small circle one point

Kao

six harmonies timed
center replaces center
one sharp arrival