Of a mind to depart,
A bird his former nest
Will always find;
Accustomed to the blossoms
On this evening they are gone…
~The Monk Jakuren*
*cited:
poetry
sunflower
weekly photo challenge: close up
Ah, for blossoms
to bring gusts of wind
to my summer garden.
~Sogi*
sweet peas
Inspired by Brie’s photo challenge:Close Up
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
S Carter
blossoms in profusion
‘This all the same-
Blossoms in profusion
Everywhere;
And on every mountain’s edge
White clouds hang.
~The Monk En’i*
*cited:
on blossoms have I thought
At a loss,
To times gone past
My thoughts return;
Gloomily on blossoms have I thought,
This spring gone by.
~Princess Shokushi*
*cited:
Monochrome Madness: 2-20
Alongside the path
Fresh water flows, and
In the willow’s shade
Just for a little while
Would I take my ease…
~The Monk Saigyo*
petals
You are invited to tour Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness Galley
cited:
http://www.temcauley.staff.shef.ac.uk
summer’s ghost
Brighter here,
paler there, the leaves
after scattered showers
~Senjun*
summer’s ghost
digital art photographs for sale
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
S Carter
summer garden
Ah, for blossoms-
to bring gusts of wind
to my summer garden
~Sogi*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Trans: S. Carter
poppy
virtue beyond virtue
beauty beyond beauty…
just a poppy!
~Issa*
poppy
*cited:
us postal office
splashing cool
over a boulder-
pebbles of water
~Sogi*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Trans. S Carter
separate ways
overwhelming
my memory-
blossoms at dusk
~Shohaku*
separate ways
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Trans: S Carter
monochrome madness: 2-19
how cool it is!
in summer, beneath trees
as if in flower.
~Takayama Sozei*
You are invited to visit Monochrome Madness
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Trans: S Carter
a meditative journey 
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