The haiku by Dancing Echoes that is effectively reblogged below is one that I admire because it deals so well with big concerns. While I do appreciate haiku about particular fleeting moments in nature, I also like to try summarizing a general discussion or attitude very briefly, with a haiku.
Both art and science
Plus a little bit of luck
Makes a good vintage
I will complete my response to Carpe Diem Utabukuro #12 with my own new haiku shortly, but first I want to admit that a zingy summary may be a serious oversimplification if taken too literally. With an understanding about wiggle room, a forthright oversimplification is sometimes better than an attempt to dot every i and cross every t.
My haiku is not quite so extremely oversimplified as it may seem. I am considering Buddhism only as the attitude toward life that I take to underlie the organized religion. Peel away the legends and rituals. Peel away the historical adaptations to local circumstances. What do I find after much peeling? I find green tea, the sound of one hand clapping, and a haiku.
Buddhism in 6 Words
Shit happens.
Keep calm;
be compassionate.
Mellow Curmudgeon 
Thank you Mellow, I am honored that you picked my haiku as your inspiration. I like your responses a well. In fact I like how yeast “shit happens” ends up making wine.
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Thank U for the great combination of photo and haiku. Sure, I could have found a public-domain photo of something like the Buddha statue at Kamakura to illustrate my own haiku, but piggybacking on your photo was more fun and more likely to attact [whazzat-about-?] interest.
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You are welcome. Anytime.
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Reblogged this on Dancing Echoes and commented:
Mellow Curmudgeon has published a wonderful haiku based on basic Buddhist principles that are “Oh so hard to do” and proof again that less is sometimes more.
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An honor and a privilege. Thank U.
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The pleasure is mine. Your work is wonderful.
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That about sums it up. 🙂
[Keeping calm with a glass of good red wine helps, but it isn’t exactly being Buddhist]
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😉
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My own variant of Buddhism accommodates a glass of wine…
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Mine too.
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All the books on Buddhism I’ve read and I could have just read this haiku…:)
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yes the bottle of wine goes well with haiku and stress
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Red wine; green tea; cold-brew iced coffee. All great in moderation (and not at the same time).
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i try to practice Buddhism and this sums it up well. thanks
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Clever as always. I like the way your blended your 6 words with Dancing Echoes original work. Lots of fun to read and witness the convoluted folds of your mind.
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Wine Like Good Stories
When Twighlight Friendships are Shared
Makes Mellow and Fine
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