Hello friends, WINTER is here...the big tree is losing its leaves

and the buddha garden dojo has closed for the winter

WU WEI Tai Chi School will open again for classes in the Spring

Til then , be happy...

 and see you when the sun returns and the frost melts

yours in the Tao,

  Sifu Andy Green

Here are some lovely Winter Haikus from the well loved Japanese poet

 Matsuo Basho who lived from 1644 – 1694 

Winter Solitude

by Matsuo Basho

Winter solitude –

in a world of one colour

the sound of wind.

Winter Garden

by Matsuo Basho

Winter garden,

the moon thinned to a thread,

insects singing.

First Winter Rain

by Matsuo Basho

First winter rain –

even the monkey

seems to want a raincoat.

When the Winter Chrysanthemums Go

by Matsuo Basho

When the winter chrysanthemums go,

there’s nothing to write about

but radishes.