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www.the-criterion.com <strong>The</strong> <strong>Criterion</strong>: <strong>An</strong> <strong>International</strong> Journal in English ISSN 0976-8165<br />

Day One – April 1<br />

Nine mist laden guardians<br />

geothermal travel<br />

volcanic rim Las Pailas<br />

Day Two – April 2<br />

Strangler vines holding aloft<br />

dead trees still screaming<br />

rainforest rhythm<br />

Day Three – April 3<br />

Waterfall La Cangrela<br />

high mountain goddess<br />

pacific casas sustain<br />

Day Four – April 4: Sacred Chant Retreat<br />

Sacred chants awake our worlds<br />

Snatam’s swift arrow<br />

tranquil hearts break wide open<br />

Day Five – April 5: Sacred Chant Retreat<br />

Fierce sound currents freely roar<br />

silence breaks the dawn<br />

howler monkeys disagree<br />

Day Six – April 6: Sacred Chant Retreat<br />

Chant alive primal ocean<br />

vortex spiral turns<br />

stillness harvests timeless waves<br />

Day Seven – April 7: Sacred Chant Retreat<br />

Zen archer draws the great bow<br />

arrow tipped with joy<br />

striking his stillpoint of heart<br />

Day Eight – April 8: Sacred Chant Finale<br />

Peaks of ecstasy abound<br />

universal gift<br />

now cook scrub floors do laundry<br />

Costa Rica Haiku <strong>2011</strong><br />

Ian Prattis<br />

Canada<br />

<strong>Vol</strong>. <strong>II</strong>. <strong>Issue</strong>. <strong>II</strong>I 298 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2011</strong>

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