Now, at this
Though I gaze upon the setting sun,
Fond within my thoughts
In the land of Amida, alone,
Is the evening sky.
~Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari*
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drifted apart
Having drifted apart,
Why should folk
Despise each other? For
Not known and unknowing
Times there were once before…
~The Monk Saigyo*
poppy
*cited:
summer swinging
swinging on the swing
clutching
cherry blossoms
~Issa*
spring creek park
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black and white sunday: windows
the way things are…
through my worthless window
days grow longer
~Issa*
Inspired by Lost in Translation
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in my heart…dwells
Darkness has lifted and
In the sky that is my heart
Dwells the moon–
To the western mountains’ edge
It does, perhaps, draw near.
~The Monk Saigyo*
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weekly photo challenge: inspiration
just being alive
I
and the poppy
~Issa*
poppy
Christie’s photo challenge: Inspiration is an invitation to ponder, “what is it that moves me?”
Nature inspires me to contemplate the meaning and purpose of life through her
- beauty,
- complexity – simplicity continuum
- consistency
- characteristics of vulnerability intermixed with aggression (did you know poppies have thorns?)
- transience
- interdependency
- natural laws
- photogenic features
- haiku inspiration
*cited:
http://www.haikuguy.com
hot summer days
these hot summer days
continue…but how far away
those days called Long Ago
sweet peas
thursday’s special: gold inside
not shrinking back
from the sunset…
wildflowers
~Issa*
the golden glow of sunset…inspired by Lost in Translation
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sl-week 4: weird hollidays
If I was on holiday…it would be a walking tour of Japan and one of the places on my list to visit is the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto. But, alas, I’m not on holiday…but one of the bike/walking pathways near my home offered a (somewhat) miniature bamboo grove….sorta weird, but beautiful.
inspired by Sylvain Landry (who reports in on holliday)
flower-bringer
Over the long road
the flower-bringer follows:
plentiful moonlight
~Kikaku*
*cited:
The Sound of Water
S Hamill
monochrome madness: 2:21
Far away,
In a cleft between the crags
To be alone,
Careless of others’ eyes,
Sunk in thought-if only…
~The Monk Saigyo*
Visit Leanne Coles’ Monochrome Madness gallery
*cited:
http://www.temcauley.staff.shef.ac.uk
In the depths of night…I dream
How peaceful is
Every single dawn;
I gaze out, yet
Still in the depths of night
I dream…a grief, indeed.
~Princess Shokushi*
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