My Waka Poetry

Here is some information about Waka Poetry.

It is said that the Emperor Meiji of Japan, Mutsuhito, and his wife, the Empress Shoken, wrote more than 100,000 waka poems and Mikao Usui is said to have chosen 125 of these for use in meditation and the teaching of moral and spiritual values to his students.

Unlike the 3 line haiku, waka is a 5 line, non-rhyming poem (waka is Japanese for song - hence they were often sung at Reiki meetings!).

The syllable structure for waka is 5-7-5-7-7 (31 syllables altogether).

The idea is to provide a snapshot of form, images, feelings and mood in a single statement.

I thought it would be a good idea to write some of my own waka poetry, with the emphasis on the practice of Reiki. I hope you like them!

NOTE: All of these waka are (c)2007-8 Colin Powell. Please ask me if you would like to use any of them.

Reiki

Reiki energy:
Atmosphere of the Divine.
How I wish I could
Experience its Great Light
In all aspects of my life.

 Healing

Healing with the Rei
Brings your consciousness to One
Healing with the Ki
Causes of the symptoms gone!
Reiki heals: pure and simple.

 Reiki Practice

Essence of Reiki:
Eyes part-closed and softly gaze
Focus on tanden
This I practice for today
Gassho, Gokai, Hatsurei.
Reiki

Warm light of Reiki
Is shining through my body
Breathing slow, relaxed.
Tanden glows with energy
As I sit in the stillness.

 The Reiki Share

Hands like bright white clouds
Drift slowly over bodies
Lay still and serene
Sharing in the energy
The balance of harmony.

 Healing Hands

Like falling blossom
Petals brushing past your cheek
Like warm marshmallow
Toasted fresh on open fire
Gently, our Reiki hands heal.
Precepts

For today only
Let go anger and worry.
Filled with gratitude,
Do your best in all you do
And be kind to ev’ryone.

 Ki

Breathe in the Earth Ki
To build a strong foundation
Breathe in Heaven Ki
And mix in preparation
For Oneness of Creation.

 Breath

As I’m breathing in
God is breathing out to me
As I’m breathing out
God is breathing me to him
In this way we become one.
Rain

I see the rain fall,
The wind is blowing outside.
It distracts the rain
As it falls down to the earth.
Do not be distracted so.

 Life

I often wonder
Why we are here in this life.
Is it really real?
Are we just here to find out
What we are really here for?

 Enlightenment

Sometimes I wonder
What if I was enlightened?
Would I feel a change?
Would others see the difference?
Or would others disappear?

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