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April 11, 2022
Spiders in corners
Pondering This HaikuSpiders in corners
Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings
Their webs collecting insects
Two helpful roommates
I used to be extremely fearful of spiders. Well, to be honest, I’m not BFFs with them, but I have been able to expand my compassion toward them. You might say I’m less fearful and more cautious admirer.
In this haiku, I remember observing two spiders—daddy-longlegs spiders or cellar spiders—in the corners of my apartment. I had noticed that in the web they had captured a few flying insects; pests to me but dinner to them.
Overtime, as I saw this again and again, I began to see them more as helpful roommates rather than threats to my well-being. In fact, they were performing a service for me: some of those captured insects were mosquitos.
I know somewhere deep in my brain—cultivated through thousands of years of evolution—my instinct tells me to runaway or stomp on these tiny, eight-legged creatures, but now I do my best to stop, slow down, and appreciate these eight-legged friends.
Like all living things they play a small role in the larger ecosystem of Earth and are a part of the same network of life I inhabit. So as long as they’re not causing me any harm, I permit them to stay in the corners of my apartment.
A Question for You to Ponder
Have you ever changed your opinion about something?
If so, how did it change and what caused it to change?
Share your answer in the comments below.
Book Promo for National Poetry Month:The featured haiku in this post is from my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings. This collection features over 100 haiku centered around the themes of Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive.
In celebration of (U.S.) National Poetry Month, my collection is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 from Fri April 1, 2022 to Sat April 30, 2022 on the following retailers. Follow the link below to download your copy today!
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April 9, 2022
I step out the door
Pondering This HaikuI step out the door
Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings
The snail is on its commute
Paths cross but no crunch
When I wrote this haiku, I was teaching English at a private Catholic school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. As part of my employment I was permitted to stay in the teacher dormitories on campus for free for the first three months of employment.
On the particular morning that I wrote this haiku I was stepping out of my dorm building and heading to the main section of campus. On my way I saw a snail who was walking (er … sliding?) across the path that lay before me.
As we both made our way, I let my imagination wander and wondered to myself what does this snail do for work? Is it heading to work like I am? What was a typical day of work for a snail?
With each step I rode on an imaginary thought train as I pondered the daily lives of snails. Each step took me further from my reality in to the reality of snail’s life—but not so far from my own reality that I wasn’t mindful of where I placed my large, 13-US sized feet. Hence, the line in the haiku about paths crossing, but no crunching.
Before long the snail and I were several meters apart and I was drawn back to my reality as I approached the school’s main campus. My imaginings of a snail’s daily life drifted from my thoughts as agendas and lesson plans took their place.
A Question for You to Ponder
How do you express compassion toward yourself?
How do you express it toward others?
Share your answer in the comments below.
Book Promo for National Poetry Month:The featured haiku in this post is from my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings. This collection features over 100 haiku centered around the themes of Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive.
In celebration of (U.S.) National Poetry Month, my collection is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 from Fri April 1, 2022 to Sat April 30, 2022 on the following retailers. Follow the link below to download your copy today!
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Haiku Ponderings: Now Available in Paperback
I am pleased to announced that my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings, is now available in paperback via Amazon’s print-on-demand service. The paperback version can be purchased via Amazon.com in the following countries:
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As a remember, the ebook version is discounted for $0.99 (USD) for the entire month of April to celebrate National Poetry Month. Happy reading!
Haiku PonderingsA Haiku Collection for Pondering LifeMy haiku poetry collection is available as an ebook on 10+ retailers worldwide!
This collection contains over 100 haiku and 5 mini essays focused on Mindfulness, Gratitude, Compassion, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive. If you listened to the first season to The Haiku Pond podcast, then some of these haiku will sound familiar. I used the same themes for both the ebook and the podcast. More details here.
Currently available on the following retailers: Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Scribd, and more!
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The Haiku Pond
A place to ponder life through haiku. Through this podcast we’ll explore how haiku can help us live more meaningful lives today; how to stay mindful in a fast-paced and chaotic world, appreciate the simple things, and practice compassion.
Each episode focuses on a theme with haiku submitted by poets of all levels from around the world. Let’s dive into the pond!
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Early morning walk
Pondering this haikuEarly morning walk
Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings
The sun has not yet risen
The silence still reigns
I still remember where I was when I wrote the haiku. I was staying in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in early 2020. The two-story, multi-family home was located in a suburb on the Northern side of the city and I was staying in one of the upstairs rooms rented out to travelers via AirBnB.
While staying there each morning I would wake up early (between 5am and 6am local time) and go for a morning walk. This being my usual wake up time (yes, I’m an early bird) and the coolest part of the day (I was in Malaysia after all) was the optimal time for a walk.
Most mornings it was just I who wondered through the quiet neighborhood (aside from the birds fluttering from tree to tree), just beginning to be lit by the morning sun. One side of the neighborhood brushed up against a highway. When I started my walk the highway was quiet, but when I finished my walk it was buzzing with morning commuters.
During these silent solo walks, before the commuters bustled out of their homes, there’s a certain kind of silence that you don’t hear during other parts of the day. It’s different from the silence of the evening or the midnight hours. It has a peaceful serenity wrapped up in it as well as unlimited potential. This silence screams of all the possibilities the day can bring.
These morning walks were often part of my morning routine which usually involved yoga, meditation, a workout, and—of course—writing. It was in this morning silence where I felt I had the freedom (and the space) for my mind to expand. Expand into new, unexplored realities. Expand into new, unthought of reflections. Expand into old memories.
Sometimes I would bring a small notebook with me to write down ideas, poems, or haiku that came to me during these walks. Other times I would write these down after I returned from my walk—while I enjoyed my breakfast and morning tea.
I have to admit I miss these mornings. I have now moved away from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (sadly, the pandemic cut my trip short) and my current occupation does not allow for such a leisurely start to the day, but I am eternally grateful I had the opportunity to visit and gain new insights about myself and the world. All because I took the time to engage in these morning solo walks of silence.
To this day, walks (especially in nature) are an important part of my creative process and my overall well-being. Each time I go for a walk I do my best to be present and listen carefully. I never know what I might hear from the silence.
A question for you to ponder
What do you hear in silent moments?
What do they teach you about yourself or the world?
Share your answer in the comments below.
Book Promo for National Poetry MonthHaiku Ponderings
The featured haiku in this post is from my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings. This collection features over 100 haiku centered around the themes of Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive.
In celebration of (U.S.) National Poetry Month, my collection is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 from Fri April 1, 2022 to Sat April 30, 2022 on the following retailers. Follow the link below to download your copy today!
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Walking in the field
Pondering This HaikuWalking in the field
A dragonlfy hovers near
And the grass whispers
Have you ever listened to the grass? What did it tell you?
When I go for a nature walk and immerse myself in the greenery and listen to the wisdom of nature, a calmness washes over me that’s best described by the word serenity.
In this state, my problems—indeed the world’s problems—drift away. Nature reminds me there’s more to be gained in the present moment than what can be gleaned from dreaming (or dreading) about potential futures.
This practice—both nature walks and writing haiku—has helped remind me of the importance of being mindful.
If I wasn’t mindful, would I have heard the humming of the dragonfly? Would I have heard the whispers of the grass? Would I have heard the wisdom bestowed upon me by nature? Probably not.
A Question for You to PonderWhat wisdom have you learned from listening to nature?
Share you answer in the comments below.
Book Promo for National Poetry MonthHaiku Ponderings
The featured haiku in this post is from my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings. This collection features over 100 haiku centered around the themes of Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive.
In celebration of (U.S.) National Poetry Month, my collection is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 from Fri April 1, 2022 to Sat April 30, 2022 on the following retailers. Follow the link below to download your copy today!
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Stuck in the Present
The following is an excerpt from the Introduction of my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings. For the entire month of April, my ebook is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 (USD) to celebrate National Poetry Month. Click here to choose your favorite retailer and download your copy today.
Haiku Ponderings: IntroductionDuring the year of 2020, writing haiku each day helped me stay grounded in a world that seemed to be falling apart. It gave me a moment to be present and think about what I value, what is important to me, and how to give back to others. It is amazing what can be revealed to you in seventeen syllables. As much as I wanted the world to calm down and go back to the calmness that came before, haiku gave me an anchor to hold onto and ride out the waves.
In the universe we inhabit, the laws of physics forbid me from changing my temporal position—other than permanently forward—in the space-time continuum (as much as it would be interesting to do so). It leaves me trapped here in the present moment, yet I do not always exist here. Often, I find myself thinking about the future and what is to come. It is one of the many reasons I love reading and writing future-based science fiction. Yet, I have often caught myself dwelling and reliving events of the past too—both joyful and melancholy moments. But the truth is, I—like all other creatures on this planet—am a being of the present moment. Trapped in the here and now by the laws of the universe. Slowly moving forward toward the unknowable future.
However, being trapped in the present is not such a terrible thing. Through writing haiku, I have learned what counts most of all is the present moment. The moment of here and now. Since we are forever trapped here—and we never get a redo—we must appreciate the current moment and give more attention to it. That is, we must make the most of it.
In writing the haiku for this book, I have attempted to capture the energy of these priceless moments that are experienced only once, but get to be relived again and again in memoriam. I hope they inspire you to appreciate each and every moment you experience and to be more present with everything that exists around you.
Enclosed within the book, you will find over one hundred haiku and five mini essays—or ponderings—focused on the topics of Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive. At the end of each chapter I have left questions for you to ponder. There is no obligation for you to answer them, unless you want to. Their purpose is to offer you a moment of self-reflection as you think about your own life and how to live it with more mindfulness, compassion, and gratitude. In that spirit, here is the first haiku:
Book Promo for National Poetry MonthStuck in the present
Forever moving forward
We live in the now
Haiku Ponderings
The featured haiku in this post is from my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings. This collection features over 100 haiku centered around the themes of Mindfulness, Compassion, Gratitude, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive.
In celebration of (U.S.) National Poetry Month, my collection is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 from Fri April 1, 2022 to Sat April 30, 2022 on the following retailers. Follow the link below to download your copy today!
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April 2, 2022
Book Promo for National Poetry Month
In celebration of (U.S.) National Poetry month my haiku collection, Haiku Ponderings, is discounted for a promotion price of $0.99 from Fri April 1, 2022 to Sat April 30, 2022 on the following retailers:
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Haiku Ponderings: A Haiku Collection for Pondering Life
This collection contains over 100 haiku and 5 mini essays focused on Mindfulness, Gratitude, Compassion, Love & Loss, and Give & Forgive. If you’ve been listening to The Haiku Pond podcast, then these probably sound familiar to you. I used the same themes in the podcast and the ebook.
Follow the link to get your copy today!
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The Haiku Pond
If you’re interested in hearing more haiku, check out my podcast The Haiku Pond featuring haiku written by myself and others. You can find episodes for Season 1 and 2 on the archive page or wherever you get your podcasts:
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Bye For Now: The Haiku Pond is on Hiatus
The final episode of Season 2 of The Haiku Pond has been posted and that’s all for now, folks. I’ll be taking a break form this project to focus on some other writing projects. Keep an eye on my blog and the Pond’s mailing list for updates.
If you’ve missed any episodes you can find them on the Episode Archive page or wherever you get your podcasts:
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Beginnings
The theme for this episode is Beginnings.
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My Haiku & ReflectionsScreams and cries echo
Baby wrapped in a bundle
A small start of life
We humans all start our life the same: small. Yet, we have the ability to grow into so many different individuals. Granted, some outcomes are dependent on where you are born and what gender you are assigned at birth.
Regardless, there are those who transcend these outcomes and expectations. As the world continues to grow, develop, and progress toward a better state of being we are seeing countless examples of how all humans are the same and capable of amazing things; particularly overcoming great adversity.
The past two years of dealing with a global pandemic have been a once in a lifetime experience for all of us. It’s one of the few events — in the history of humanity — that we humans have felt collectively. It’s something we shared with each other across screens, tweets, and podcasts.
We all had our pandemic project. This one was mine. I started it as an experiment to try out a podcast, share haiku with others, and promote my haiku collection. I tried my best not to have any expectations for what would come out of it. Thankfully, I was both humbled and surprised by what came out of it.
I wasn’t expecting so many people to listen to the podcast. As of this recording (Dec 10, 2021), there have been 724 total listens or downloads with each episode getting an average of 30 listens or downloads in over 17 different countries around the globe.
I am eternally humbled and gratified by this. I can tell you I had plenty of self-defeating thoughts during the making of both seasons of this podcast. I kept thinking, “No one wants to hear about haiku or hear me dither about my random philosophies on life.” But apparently you do and I’m grateful that you came to the Pond to listen.
That was how this “small bundle” of a podcast started and like so many things in life, I’m not sure where it’s going in the future. Personally, I’m about to make some big life changes — moving back to the States and starting a new career. I’m not sure how or when I’ll be able to make more episodes.
For now, I will leave it as it is and take a break. All of the episodes will continue to be available wherever you’ve listened to them. I’ve also created a playlist of them on my YouTube channel. Visit thehaikupond.com to learn where to listen.
This isn’t so much an ending as it is a beginning. With each door that closes, a new one opens. With each new birth, a new life begins with endless possibilities. That is the lesson I take from this haiku.
I’ll be setting this project aside to work on a new beginning for myself, but when I revive it at a later date I’d love to have you along for the next journey. I encourage you to sign up for the mailing list at haikupond.ck.page or follow podcast on Twitter @TheHaikuPond. Those places, along with my website, will be where future updates can be found.
Thank you so much for listening. And a very special thank you to all of the poets who contributed to this project — both in Season 1 and Season 2. It’s been a humbling journey filled with gratitude and I hope the same for you.
Featured Haiku & PoetsFrom Melody Wang on TW & IG as MelodyOfMusings:
to nurture dim light
to comfort fragile seedlings,
what thing(s) must you drown?
From Foal Poetry on IG as foalpoetry:
Life enters the world
In the same building it leaves
Always occurring
From Mark Hitri on TW as HitriMark & on IG as the_cellopoet:
it takes tragedy
for us to begin to see
the error of our ways
From Michele Wong on TW as meaning_filled:
songbirds in her mouth
feed piquant plums to my heart
sweet autumn love notes
From Christina Chin at haikuzyg.blogspot.com:
cry of a fawn
strayed from the doe
summer mountain
From Charissa Hooyman on TW as CharissaHooyman:
Life is a journey
Today is your wedding day
Your new life begins
From Haiku Nocturnal on Twitter as HaikuNocturnal:
Dawn cracks violet,
Darkness shrinks back to shadows;
Mist starts to dissolve
From huwanahoy on IG & TW as huwanahoy:
There is no more spark
Must be the end for that match
Go light another
From Mona Bedi:
bus ride
the way my eyes lock
with a stranger’s
From Zahra Mughis on TW as ZahraScribbles & IG as instalogbyzahra:
the reds
of grating carrots
first snow
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Seasons
The theme for this episode is Seasons.
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My Haiku & ReflectionsSeasons of life pass
Transitions get easier —
When lessons are learned
When most people think of seasons, I’m guessing their mind goes first to the seasons of the weather. But I also think about the seasons of life. A season for each stage of life; adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and elder adulthood.
The transition between these stages is slow and gradual over time. Similar to the seasons of the weather. From Winter to Spring, the temperature gradually warms over time and before you know it Summer is here.
A child is born and gradually grows over time, developing both physically and mentally as the years go by, and before you know it that child is now an adult.
Some might say these seasons of life don’t repeat themselves, like the seasons of the weather, however I think they do. As humans it’s quite easy for us to step back into an earlier stage or sometimes step forward into a future stage.
Imagine a parent who learns their own child is to be a parent. The grandparent can vicariously live out the stages of infancy, early childhood, and adolescence through their grandchild.
Of course, you don’t have to be a parent or grandparent to re-experience these early stages of life. They can be activated by engaging in play, fun, and learning — the same activities we so easily engaged in as children, but struggle with as adults.
Or there’s the alternative. We’ve all faced the circumstances of life where we must act older than we are, be more responsible than expected of ourselves.
And through all this, what amazes me the most, is the flexibility and adaptability we humans have in navigating through, in, and around these seasons of life. By no means is that flexibility and adaptability always easy, but people do it. Every. Single. Day. It’s quite fantastic.
As we navigate through these seasons we pick up lessons. When that first cold day of winter begins, we remember to grab a coat the next. Or when that first light of summer stings the skin, we remember to wear a hat and grab our sunglasses.
As we navigate the seasons of life, we pick up lessons too. We learn to better cope with the unpredictable circumstances of life. And this is the lesson I take from this haiku. What are the lessons you’ve learned as you’ve navigated the seasons of life?
Share your thoughts by sending an email to thehaikupond (at) gmail (dot) com.
Featured Haiku & PoetsFrom Melody Wang on TW & IG as MelodyOfMusings:
slight wind shakes the oak,
insistent invitation
nearly forgotten
From Foal Poetry on IG as foalpoetry:
Leaves change, weather cools
Mind stuck in the summertime
Pandemic time warp
From Linda M. Crate on Twitter as thysilverdoe & on IG as authorlindamcrate:
as a flower dies
white diamonds falling heavy
winter is cruel.
From Mark Hitri on TW as HitriMark & on IG as the_cellopoet:
autumn leaf falling
catches one last ray of sun
earth, tree, sky are one
From Michele Wong on TW as meaning_filled:
winter air is a
book of winds; breathe, take in each
snowfall hum of earth
From Charlotte Reynolds on twitter as violetvicinity:
summer rain
the wedding party crashed
by snails
From Christina Chin at haikuzyg.blogspot.com:
how delightful
the perky pansies nod in
spring wind
From Ryan Gibbs on Twitter as RyanGibbsWriter:
warmed by maiden love
the forbidding ice troll melts
back into a prince
From Charissa Hooyman on TW as CharissaHooyman:
Summer equinox
The days are growing shorter
With each passing day
From Haiku Nocturnal on Twitter as HaikuNocturnal:
Leaves drooping, dying;
Last of the energy used
To flower the bud
From Mallory Rowe on IG as malloryroweauthor:
Autumn wind escorts
A funeral procession
Of dead leaves past me
From Kati Mohr on IG as pi.and.anne:
on the path
as we stand still
a purple mushroom
From Lisbeth Ho on Facebook as Elisabeth Holidaya:
smell of cinnamon
from grandma’s kitchen
autumn’s delight
From Mona Bedi:
autumn night
more stars than leaves
forest walk
From Zahra Mughis on TW as ZahraScribbles & IG as instalogbyzahra:
playing with the wind
her curly red hair
another leaf flies by
From David Thorndale on IG as davidthorndale:
a perfect birthday —
the flavor of autumn wind
in a slice of cake
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