Sacred Peak

this book was worth every moment…

Sacred Peak — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 17:49:29 GMT

this book was worth every moment and nice to sit down and read with a cup of #tea. GM.

autumn sky —
the calls of geese
leaving

#GM #teachain
#haiku #handwriting
#book #poetry

went to le Castellet this morning.…

Sacred Peak — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:54:24 GMT

went to le Castellet this morning. it's one of those towns that's mostly a tourist mall now. had a #coffee at the only place that was open, then left when some guys sat down in front of us and blocked the view of what i was sketching. went for a drive and had a fantastic lunch elsewhere. towns like this make me sad. often the fake regional goods they peddle have 'made in China' labels. buyer beware. GM.

hilltop village —
in ochre, umber, and terracotta
— alley cat

#GM #haiku #handwriting
#micropoetry #france #nostrfr
#sketch #art #artstr #grownostr

sketched these mountains this morning while…

Sacred Peak — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:46:45 GMT

sketched these mountains this morning while drinking #coffee in town then drive up the mountain and looked over the valley. GM.

immersed
in the sound of coffee —
her lips

#GM #coffeechain
#haiku #handwriting #micropoetry
#grownostr #france

it'll be dark soon, here.…

Sacred Peak — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:37:59 GMT

it'll be dark soon, here. It's breakfast time somewhere... someone is drinking #coffee. a true but slightly irreverent bilingual haiku follows.

french café —
the no smoking sign
behind a curtain

café français —
l'affiche "défense de fumer"
derrière un rideau

#GM #haiku #handwriting
#micropoetry #photography
#alpes #france #grownostr
#coffeechain

these petunias overflowed their pot and…

Sacred Peak — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:21:37 GMT

these petunias overflowed their pot and are scrambling along the patio now. :mood enjoying a cup of morning #tea, the scent of late summer herbs infused in the breeze. GM.

gently,
the morning breeze blows —
the smell of basil

#bloomscroll #flowerstr
#haiku #handwriting #poetry
#micropoetry #grownostr
#GM

#tea and a cool Alberta morning.…

Sacred Peak — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:32:24 GMT

#tea and a cool Alberta morning. GM.

please don't wake
the birds, they are dreaming —
with me

#teachain #GM
#haiku #handwriting #flowerstr

[wednesday]

Sacred Peak — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:57:56 GMT

[wednesday]

all night
the wind howls — the length
of a dream

one leaf floats;
in this cup of tea —
Mm-Tai's burp

a fence rattles
the sound of the wind
eats snow

a warm glow
shines — from a puddle
half a path-light

from the sea
to the clouds, to the snow —
a puddle glint

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak #GM #teachain

[tuesday]

Sacred Peak — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:36:12 GMT

[tuesday]

writing
in my dream — leaves me
before tea

opening
the door — squeaks and
hisses a cat

meeting
me as them — again
this dream

blowing in,
this Chinook hits —
a headache

slowly slowly
already draining away —
the year

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak #winter #chinook #dream

[monday]

Sacred Peak — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:12:45 GMT

[monday]

a tap drips,
my mind — is leaking
too

begging bowl
hissing, scratching, biting —
breakfast cats

four
duotangs — one year
of me

sitting
for twenty years — a coin
in the lining

incubating
all alone — a brown half-robe
chrysalis

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak #GM #teachain

[sunday]

Sacred Peak — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:29:16 GMT

[sunday]

the glare
of a blank page — waiting
for words

putting
away Nostr — picking
up a pen

falling asleep
a cat purrs — waking up
a cat purrs

a cap of snow
a scarf of snow —
brrr statue

only seeing
his gait — recognizing
a friend

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak #catstr #origami #GM

[saturday]

Sacred Peak — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:05:18 GMT

[saturday]

hoar frost
nose hill all in white —
6-no-8-crows

counter top
a cat jumps off
the sound of ooof

frozen
light shimmers and dances —
snow sparkles

by the fire
on again off again —
this sweater

a cat
laps from the tap
sprays me

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

[friday]

Sacred Peak — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:05 GMT

[friday]

the first time
writing 2025
without a 4

talking to
my dead mother in law —
talking to her plant

-15 C
the exact temperature of
dead xmas lights

a flicker
takes off across a charm
of magpies

silent and still
yesterday's footprints —
and their boots

[note: a flicker is a type of woodpecker]

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

practice #glasspen casual #handwriting…

Sacred Peak — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:46:49 GMT

practice #glasspen casual #handwriting

Text in full: (if you are reading this, remember not-2)

Dai-O Kokushi: On Zen

There is a reality even prior to heaven and earth.
Indeed, it has no form, much less a name.
Eyes fail to see it; it has no voice for ears to detect.
To call it Mind or Buddha violates its nature,
For it then becomes like a visionary flower in the air.

It is not Mind, nor Buddha.
Absolutely quet and yet illuminating in a mysterious way,
It allows itself to be perceived only by the clear-eyed.
It is Dharma, truly beyond form and sound.
It is Tao, having nothing to do with words.

Wishing to entice the blind,
The Buddha has playfully let words escape his golden mouth.
Heaven and earth are ever since filled with entangling briars.
O my good worthy friends gathered here,
If you desire to listen to the thunderous voice of the Dharma,
Exhaust your words, empty your thoughts,
For then, you may come to recognize this one essence.

-- Ento Dai-O Kokushi // Nanpo Shōmyō // 南浦紹明

(Nanpo Shōmyō was a disciple of Hakuin Ekaku. This piece is very frequently recited daily during Sesshin [Zen retreat].)

#handwriting #practice #copy #Zen #buddhism

[thursday]

Sacred Peak — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:20:33 GMT

[thursday]

looking out
layers of cloud twist
inside a pearl

meowing
back at a cat
jumps up

ten thousand
diamonds sparkle — the snow
all dressed up

soaking wet
the sound of the dishwasher
in waves

crème anglaise
eyeing it for breakfast
just tea

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

[now]

Sacred Peak — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:22:01 GMT

[now]

his shadow
crosses — the yard
before him

hanging on
by a thread — holds
the last page

last night's snow:
the time it takes to undo
resolutions

a magpie
scratches in — the snow dust
grafitti

brand new —
this snow dust doesn't care
about melting

...

my hand
still writing 2024
again

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

[tuesday]

Sacred Peak — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:07:15 GMT

[tuesday]

twirling
his moustache in the mirror —
opposite me

suddenly
a house-bug disappears
into a cat

soon to be
last year's powdered snow —
this morning

patiently
his straw hat hangs —
out 'til spring

snow dust
one and the same
white hare

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

[monday]

Sacred Peak — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:13:51 GMT

[monday]

before dawn
the fakeness of the city —
lights the sky

the road
up 'til now — ends
in haiku

writing
along with my shadow —
a cup of tea

that
uncomfortable feeling —
the last page

glimmers
the stars in the snow — shine
for the sky

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

[sunday]

Sacred Peak — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:22:33 GMT

[sunday]

meeting up
here — on the counter
a spider

meeting you
for the first and last time —
melting icicle

an old book
lost in translation
haikus

the last snowfall
almost melted now —
his hairline

vast black sky
written in black ink —
spills a dream

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak

Messing around with minimalist non-cursive…

Sacred Peak — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:29:19 GMT

Messing around with minimalist non-cursive calligraphy this afternoon.

#penstr #calligraphy #minimal #artstr #handwriting #plebchain #grownostr #sacredpeak

[saturday, before dawn]

Sacred Peak — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:17:14 GMT

[saturday, before dawn]

warm glow
of the candles becoming —
the morning

brown half robe
still hanging in the closet —
old friend

the sound of
one cup of tea —
still asleep

arranged
symmetrically —
we drink tea

lonely
black sky — looking
for the moon

sacredpeak.ink

#haiku #haikusenryu #poetry #writing #handwriting #artstr #penstr #plebchain #grownostr #plebstr #sacredpeak #teachain