Author: brenda

out of the depths of the willow

Sweet and sad

like love overwhelmed

with long sighs,

out of the depths of the willow

little by little

the moon appears.

                               ~Tosano Akiko*

5.1 mm f/9.1 1/30 sec ISO 80
6 mm f/8.5 1/20 sec ISO 80

*cited:

Women Poets of Japan

K Rexroth & I Atsumi

solitary evergreen

I can no longer tell dream from reality.

Into what world shall I awake

from this bewildering dream?

                                 ~Akazome Emon (?-1027)*

solitary evergreen

solitary evergreen

*cited:

Women Poets of Japan

K Rexroth & I Atsumi

floating

This body

grown fragile, floating,

a reed cut from its roots…

If a stream would ask me

to follow, I’d go, I think.

                               ~Ono No Komachi*

Horsetooth Reservoir

Horsetooth Reservoir

*cited:

The Ink Dark Moon

J Hirshfield & M Aratani

in its own true nature

A fish cannot drown in water,

A bird does not fall in air.

In the fire of its making,

Gold doesn’t vanish:

The fire brightens.

Each creature God made

Must live in its own true nature;

How could I resist my nature, 

That lives for oneness with God.

                                     ~Mechtild of Magdeburg*

spring creek trail
blossoms
spring creek
spring
transition

*cited:

Women in Praise of the Sacred

J Hirshfield

photo 101: You did it! And now get out with your camera and explore

Spring Creek Trail…a wondrous spring day…

“On your left” cyclist mantra
spring blossoms
dog walking
spring blossoms
trail side rest

Thank you Cheri, Michelle, Krista, Josh, and the WordPress.com Team

weekly photo challenge: ephemeral

Although the wind

blows terribly here,

the moonlight also leaks

between the roof planks

of this ruined house.

                               ~Izumi Shikibu*

light prints

light prints upon the floor

Krista’s photo challenge for this week is  Ephemeral

*cited:

The Ink Dark Moon

J. Hirshfield & M Aratani