Kelly Coots

After reading about Zen art, I felt like I wanted to start writing right at that moment. It creates a feeling inside of you that makes the boring extremely interesting. One person, sitting in the middle of a basic wheat field may see, feel, and hear completely different things than I would. It is about self—what the self experiences. A feeling of importance comes over me because I feel like what I write, could change the way a person feels about a basic wheat field. In a few short words, an entire sensation can be duplicated through another person's mind. I find it completely intriguing, and like I said before, I can't wait to get started on writing them. The thing about writing haiku is that it can be about anything. Like Zen, it can be about an experience. Only, there is such a wide range of options to write on. Anything that passes through my head throughout a day could be transformed into an interesting haiku. Another good thing is that a person can read what your thoughts are, and they can take away what they would like to from the piece. Itíss amazing how in class I can read a haiku and see it in my eyes, and then listen to someone else's opinion and completely follow what they are saying also.