Category Archives: Wisdom

High Coo – July 9 – Study War No More

Are you one of the 95% of the world’s human population that has lived your entire life under the threat of nuclear annihilation?

On this day in history in 1955, the Russell-Einstein Manifesto was issued which asked world leaders to abolish war; especially nuclear war.

Today’s haiku is:

Study War No More

Taught “duck and cover,”

still threatened by war today.

When will we learn peace?

For more information see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%E2%80%93Einstein_Manifesto

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/08/06/life-under-bomb-means-life-resistance

High Coo – June 13 – Eat Flexitarian Day

Not everyone is ready to become a vegan immediately. Yet, it is possible to improve our diets and be more compassionate in our food choices now. Today is Eat Flexitarian Day and here is a haiku for your consideration:

Friends Not Food

A better future

for us and sibling species:

Flexitarian?

For more information, check out this link:

High Coo – June 12 – Trinity Sunday

Parents and children – where love can bloom

Today is Trinity Sunday. Whatever your faith or non-faith tradition, there’s wisdom in knowing we’re stronger as a supportive group than we are as individuals. Here’s today’s haiku:

Going As a River

Parents and offspring,

empowered by joyful love,

build community

For a more traditional religious perspective, you may also enjoy a sonnet by Malcolm Guite: https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2022/06/10/a-sonnet-for-trinity-sunday-9/

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High Coo May 4

Below are some haiku questions for Star Wars Day. How would you answer?

Question #1

Skywalker Saga:

trilogy of trilogies …

a franchise to love?

Question #2

Yoda tells us to “Do.

Or do not. There is no try.”

What’s your choice today?

Questions 3 – 5

Just or unjust war?

Peaceful means all exhausted?

Love our enemies?

NOTE: Tomorrow, May 5, three holidays are celebrated: Cinco de Mayo, National Astronaut Day and National Day of Prayer.