spirituality

weekly photo challenge: gone, but but forgotten

over the fields of

last night’s snow–

plum fragrance.

                                                                                      ~Okano Kin’emon Kanehide*

plums and raindrops

spring rain showers

visit the dailypost.wordpress.com to participate in Krista’s photo challenge, “show us something that is lost, but not forgotten,”

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Japanese Death Poems

Yoel Hoffmann

 

who paints the image

Who speaks the sound of an echo?

Who paints the image in a mirror?

Where are the spectacles in a dream?

Nowhere at all — that’s the nature of mind!

                                                             ~Tree-Leaf Woman*

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Women in Praise of the Sacred

Ed: Jane Hirshfield

 

into my heart…

I was alone on a sunny shore

by the forest’s pale blue lake,

in the sky floated a single cloud

and on the water a single isle.

The ripe sweetness of summer dripped

in beads from every tree

and straight into my open heart

a tiny drop ran down.

                                      ~Edith Sodergran*

the red flower

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Women in Praise of the Sacred

Ed: Jane Hirshfield

weekly photo challenge: achievement

On Foot

I had to Walk Through the Solar Systems,

before I found the first thread of my red dress.

Already, I sense myself.

Somewhere in space hangs my heart,

sparks fly from it, shaking the air,

to other reckless hearts.

            (“My self-confidence depends on the fact that I have discovered my dimensions:

It does not become me to make myself less than I am.”)

                                                                                                                           ~Edith Sodergran (1892-1923)

after the first snow (2)

to view additional images or to join in Michelle W’s challenge, “show us a photo that says ‘achievement’ to you” visit: thedailypost 

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Women in Praise of the Sacred

Ed: Jane Hirshfield

 

weekly photo challenge: humanity

“Humanity needs to weep and this is the time to weep…

Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps we can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with crimes, massacres, destruction…

War is irrational: its only plan is to bring destruction: it seeks to grow by destroying…

Greed, intolerance, the lust for power. These motives underline the decision to go to war and they are too often justified by an ideology.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Pope Francis*

weeklyphotochallengehumanity

 Visit The Daily Post to view additional images or participate in THIRDEYEMON’s challenge: share what humanity means to you.

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AJELive@AJELive

“Humanity needs to weep and this is the time to weep.” – Pope Francis

talks of ‘third war”aje.me/Xca007

weekly photo challenge; fray

Mountain temple:

far as the pillow where I lie

the willow sheds its flowers.

                                 ~Horoku*

weeklyphotochallengefray

to participate in or view additional images submitted for John Godley’s photo challenge visit The Daily Post.

 

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Japanese Death Poems

Yoel Hoffmann