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*
*cited:
The Ink Dark Moon
J Hirshfield & M Aratani
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*
*cited:
Women in Praise of the Sacred
J Hirshfield
Although the wind
blows terribly here,
the moonlight also leaks
between the roof planks
of this ruined house.
~Izumi Shikibu*
Krista’s photo challenge for this week is Ephemeral
*cited:
The Ink Dark Moon
J. Hirshfield & M Aratani
Come out to view
the truth of flowers blooming
in poverty.
~Basho*
Revisiting themes during Photo 101’s weekend three as suggested by Cheri and the WordPress.com Team
*cited:
The Sound of Water
Sam Hamill
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