GARDEN HAIKU: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom
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Lily Wang, the Garden Haiku Poet
© All haiku quoted in this Lens have been granted reprint permission from the author.
New Haiku
by Lily Wang
"Time"Time is eternal
Fragmented by the human mind
A drop out of sea
"Death"
Deceit to the eyes
Transformations of all forms -
Love unencumbered
"Unity"
Stretching meadows -
Our souls breathe in unison
With the pulse of wind
Reflection Haiku: Lily Wang's English and Chinese haiku book is now relased.
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Lily Wang's Published Books
Baby Haiku: 3-Line Poems for New Parents
Baby Haiku: 3-Line Poems For New Parents
Amazon Price: $2.25 (as of 02/01/2012)
Centering on babies and a mother's love, Lily Wang's Baby Haiku combines the essence of Eastern and Western poetics to portray the profundity of life and joy. No more than three lines, Haiku is the poetry that fits today's lifestyle and is perfect for new parents that aspire to read but are short on time. Short and concise, Baby Haiku allows the mind to experience Zen, life, and abundance.
Baby Haiku helps to cleanse the mind and brings about a return to innocence. Wang's poems focus on the positives and remind us that children are far more powerful than they appear:
"Don't be fooled by their small sizes
The stars at night
Have the gigantic cosmos condensed into light"
Wang compels you to look at your life differently and appreciate your blessings. Discover harmony with all beings and find peace within your soul with Baby Haiku.
Garden Haiku: Kindle Edition
Garden Haiku: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom
Amazon Price: (as of 02/01/2012)
In Garden Haiku: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom, author Lily Wang gives parents spiritual guidelines for raising happy, respectful, and resourceful children. The simplicity and wisdom in these character-building principles have been extolled since ancient times but tend to get lost in today's world.
While Garden Haiku addresses parents and writes about young children, it is meant for everyone to enjoy. The themes and values are universal: we all grow from childhood to adulthood, and we are all our own best parents. We need to be nurturing and assuring people who believe in ourselves and support our dreams. Wang revives golden virtues with original poetic lucidity to bring Zen to parenting:
"Moderation"
The art of parenting is moderation -
Too much rain brings the flood
Too much sun dries the land
"Lion"
Bring the best in children--
Tame not the lion that rules the king
Ground not the eagle that soars the sky
"Stone"
Disappointment is a heavy stone--
When a mistake is made,
Correct it; do not carry it
Wang equates parents with gardeners whose sole purpose is to nurture tender buds into full bloom. While we have our children's futures in our hands, they also have ours in theirs. A modern Zen classic, Garden Haiku is every caregiver's poetic manual on the art of parenting.
Like the lake
Reflects all things in tranquility
Traveler of time
- Lily Wang
"Traveler" (Reflection Haiku)
What's haiku?
Haiku: "little drops of poetic essence"
- Sir George Sansom
Classic Haiku
Basho, Issa, Buson, Shikki, Chiyo-ni
Haiku Master Poll
What's Zen?
"I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures. "
- Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
English Haiku
Books referenced in this lens
7 KEYS TO APPRECIATE HAIKU
1. FORM
(three lines with or without 17 syllable count)
2. IMAGE
3. NATURE/SEASON WORD
4. HERE AND NOW
5. FEELING
6. SURPRISE
7. COMPASSION
- Patricia Donegan (Haiku)
"Angel"
Children can devil or angel be -
Put your hands on their back
The touch of their wings
(Garden Haiku)
"Angel"
and learned through little children."
- Gandhi (The Power)
"Lighthouse"
A child is a lighthouse, full of love-
To get to it,
Paddle with patience.
(Garden Haiku)
Haiku for children and pets
Cats
Lily Wang's animal haiku
"Pets"
Calm and content -
Nature's teacher to mankind
God's soft pawprints
"Cat"
She jumps on the window
Gazing at the morning rain -
An instant painting
When they cut your umbilical cord,
We are separated
And reunited
(Baby Haiku)
"Reunited"
Baby Haiku on eBay
Their handprints -
Maple leaves falling from the tree
Etched in my diary
(Garden Haiku)
"Leaves"
Garden Haiku on eBay
Most Helpful Book Review
On Wang's poetry
1
ForeWord Magazine - "From Birth to Enlightenment",
The spiritual path calls seekers to be mindful of more...12 points
2
Midwest Book Review - "Comfort and therapeutic reflection"
Upwards of 80% of all new mothers experience some more...9 points
3
Yamamoto, Osaka Japan - "acceptance lets our mind open"
The best English Haiku I've ever read. Wang's lines more...9 points
4
County Librarian review - "transcendental spirituality"
The haiku structure doesn't inhibit Lily Wang from more...8 points
5
Benta Fries, world humanitarian - "The mind and heart of greatness"
This book is a small miracle, an elegantly simple more...8 points
6
Kirkus Reviews - "Just right for parents"
Verses on parent - and babyhood, penned by a mothe more...7 points
7
Yung Cheng, principal of Hwa Sha College "Baby is a treasure worth exploring"
Baby Haiku is a perfect combination of Eastern subtlety more...7 points
8
Barbara Swicord, president of SIG - "Good book for parents of gifted children"
What I like about books like Garden Haiku is that one more...7 points
9
Zack John, educator - Canada "For those trying moments...., "
This unassuming book of poetry is a treasure trove more...7 points
10
Editorial Book Review "Successful blend of three elements"
In Garden Haiku, the author successfully blends th more...7 points
11
MetroFamily, Editor Mari Farthing
"This book delivers sound parenting advice th more...7 points
12
Amazon Vine Voice - JR Corry
Uniquely lovely book with lessons written in the f more...7 points
Haiku Societies Around the world
- the Haiku Society of America
- The Haiku Society of America is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1968 to promote the writing and appreciation of haiku in English.
- British Haiku Society
- The British Haiku Awards (2010) The BHS / James W Hackett Annual International Award for Haiku 2009
- Haiku Canada
- Welcome to Haiku Canada
- Irish Haiku Society
- | Irish Haiku Society
- The Official Garden Haiku Blog
- Lily Wang's Chinese haiku, English haiku, reviews on children's books, parenting books and news.
- Author's Lists, Guides and Reviews on Amazon
- Read about Lily Wang's book recommendations.
Two Cities, One Hometown
The poet's journey from the East to the West
Taiwan
Formosa the beautiful
Cradled by the emerald Pacific ocean
Reminiscent dreams -
"Dreams" - photo by JM
"Mother in the Dream"
Young Undam lost his parents at the age of 8 in a road accident singing the song-"Mother in the Dream" to his mother at heaven with penetrating voice that moved the crowd to tears
Taipei 101, Taiwan
"Fresno Blossom Trail"
To live is to give -
Withhold not a blossom nor a fruit
Spring orchard trees
Fresno Blossom Trail, CA
First Book provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy—access to books. Since 1992, First Book has distributed over 60 million free and low-cost books in thousands of communities.
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Garden Haiku by Lily Wang
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- Such beautiful haiku. An' I cried when I listened to Mother in the Dream. Such a beautiful sentiment shared in the song of this young orphaned boy.
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Hi This is JM. I am a professional photographer and a fan of Garden Haiku, a book that teaches me to keep everything simple.
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New Edition
Garden Haiku: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom
Amazon Price: $6.13 (as of 02/01/2012)
"Just right for parents."
-Kirkus Book Reviews
"Distills magic into three-line poems celebrating life."
-ForeWord Magazine
First edition
Garden Haiku: Raising Your Child with Ancient Wisdom
Amazon Price: $3.00 (as of 02/01/2012)
out of print - the original Garden Haiku published in 2007
Official Garden Haiku Blog
Book Reviews by Author Lily Wang
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