a dandelion
now and then interrupting
the butterfly’s dream
~Chiyojo (M. Ueda: Far Beyond the Field)
the wondrous earth…
art
parting dreams
this spring night
the floating bridge of dreams
broke off
parting with the mountaintop
low-lying clouds in the sky ~Teika
WPC: surprise
Without my journey.
And without the spring.
I would have missed this dawn.
~Shiki (The Moon in the Pines, Trans: J Clements)
tangled…in ignorance
Minnows are helpless
Caught in the branches of a tree
Set out to lure them,
So we too are tangled
In the snare of ignorance. ~Lord Toshiyori (Trans: N Yuasa, The Year of My Life)
I have found…
In this world
I have found
No perfect drop of dew-
Not even on the lotus. ~Issa (Trans: N Yuasa, The Year of My Life)
tulip tree
A child weeping
Bids me
Pick the full moon
From the sky. ~Issa (The Year of My Life, Trans: N Yuasa)
Yesterday still present
In this spring’s night,
Yesterday still feels present
In the light of dawn.
To what region of clouds
Has the wandering moon found home?
wpc: dense
It matters not
What you might say.
Echoes will come
From dead trees. ~Issa (The Year of My Life, Trans: N YuasaJ)
Soon…the warmth of spring rains will transform bare branches into dense shades of green.
slightly bent…
a lotus stem-
slightly bent-
apt emblem
of this world ~Issa (The Year of My Life, Trans: N Yuasa)
wpc: it is easy being green!
The first dream of the year –
I kept it a secret
and smiled to myself ~Sho-U
If I were…
If I were the emperor
of a deserted island
it would be nice. ~Soseki
winter’s slumber
model 1951
Oh butterfly
What are you dreaming of
When you move your wings ~Chiyo-Ni
a meditative journey 
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