A quiet garden
in the silence
a rain drop
The haiku of the week was kindly offered by Zen teacher, writer and Naviar’s longtime friend Andō. I had the chance to have a chat with her in 2016, when we diiscussed meditation and creativity, as well as the relationship between poetry and music.
“[…] silence is not so much a recurring theme in my works, as the source all my work, whether it be poetry, writings, meditation, contemplation, retreat or silence itself. All my work arises from silence, in one way or another. Both silence and sound are inseparably connected. Sound arises from silence. When considered from the ultimate, all things, all perceptions, arise from silence.“ (Andō)
Poem by Andō
Picture by Dmitry Bayer
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 28th March 2018
‘without words / withourds silence / tell the truth!’