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A dodoitsu is a fixed folk song form of Japanese origin and is often about love or humor, but there is more to a dodoitsu. What is dodoitsu in poetry (complete definition)?
Is-ness of being-nessAs deep silence cloaks stillness,
soul presence as a bliss mist,
osmotically imbibes
nectar of the gods....
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Categories:
silence, spiritual,
Form: Dodoitsu
Long lonely roadAs we are being transformed,
by a slow benign bliss burn,
we find that we walk alone,
on the path back home....
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Categories:
spiritual,
Form: Dodoitsu
The heartThe heart-centric monk is free
from fetters of narrow mind
but most earth bound entities
suffer endlessly....
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Categories:
freedom, heart, spiritual,
Form: Dodoitsu
Monk modeHeads or tails, either which ways,
options will present themselves
and we’ll go through the motions,
vibrant and blissful....
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Categories:
joy, spiritual,
Form: Dodoitsu
Hide and seekSoul’s hiding somewhere within
this feeble form we adorn,
so lets find it together,
in the cave of heart....
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Categories:
heart, spiritual,
Form: Dodoitsu
TenderIn the summer zephyr
Butterflies samba gently
Across the blue sky
Tender time of peace...
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Categories:
analogy,
Form: Dodoitsu
Longingancient oak with hapless owl
longs to shed his bark and fly
into the sunniest day
young and wisdom free
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Categories:
age,
Form: Dodoitsu
To close to the edgeCould you climb or would you fall
What is too close to the edge
Are you optimistic or
You pessimistic...
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Categories:
change,
Form: Dodoitsu
The Steadiness of Your Hand
guiding me through life's tightrope,
the steadiness of your hand;
the strength, hope and faith in it
keeps me from falling.
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Categories:
care, endurance, life, strength,
Form: Dodoitsu
In Equal Measure - dodo
a man who loves company,
yet treasures his solitude.
just leave him alone, for now;
don't take it to heart!.
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Categories:
encouraging, peace, social,
Form: Dodoitsu
The Geese Have Stopped Flying Over
“What’s the matter, little one?"
“The gone gone geese~~no more fun!”
What he meant, I had no clue,
but he surely knew.
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Categories:
bird, child,
Form: Dodoitsu
A SMILEA smile comes with a sweet sting
That gives courage for a wing
Like a flame from golden torch
With a rousing scorch
Voo dee oh doh poetry contest
3rd place...
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Categories:
hope, smile,
Form: Dodoitsu
Body languageSpontaneity vibrates
at higher octaves of love,
whilst those yet in lower mind,
look not in our eyes....
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Categories:
introspection,
Form: Dodoitsu
VibranceCelebrate limitation,
that limitation my end,
just as vibrant nonchalance,
sets our presence free....
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Categories:
spiritual,
Form: Dodoitsu
Spring Naps Timelycherry blossoms dainty pink
flirt and play in April rain
drowsy from late spring fatigue
sleep tight in green grass...
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Categories:
april, nature, rain, spring,
Form: Dodoitsu
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