on a light breeze,
the heavy scent of blossoms
at morning
~Mitsuhiro*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
S Carter
haiku
horsetooth reservoir
lapping up the
fragrance of immeasurable bliss—
the flavor of bliss
~Tagami Kikusha-ni
the wonder of…
the wonder of
flowers opening
and birds singing:
prayers!
Gozan*
*cited:
The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Ed. F Bowers
touch of spring
springtime rain,
almost dark, and yet
today still lingers.
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa
spring
The light of the candle
is transferred to another candle–
spring twilight.
~Buson*
*cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Y Sawa
flowerless vines
summer mountain–
a world
of flowerless vines
~Issa*
75mm f/7.1 1/30 sec ISO 100
*cited:
solitary evergreen
I can no longer tell dream from reality.
Into what world shall I awake
from this bewildering dream?
~Akazome Emon (?-1027)*
solitary evergreen
*cited:
Women Poets of Japan
K Rexroth & I Atsumi
floating
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*
Horsetooth Reservoir
*cited:
The Ink Dark Moon
J Hirshfield & M Aratani
brick, metal, glass, & wood
even when you grow old
even the mice avoid you–
how cold it is!
~Shiba Sonome*
abandoned factory
*cited:
Far Beyond the Fields
Makoto Ueda
weekly photo challenge: ephemeral
Although the wind
blows terribly here,
the moonlight also leaks
between the roof planks
of this ruined house.
~Izumi Shikibu*
light prints upon the floor
Krista’s photo challenge for this week is Ephemeral
*cited:
The Ink Dark Moon
J. Hirshfield & M Aratani
photo 101: triumph & contrast
How can I blame the cherry blossoms
for rejecting this floating world
and drifting away as the wind calls them?
~Shunzei’s Daughter*
Triumph…Spring’s Awakening
*cited:
Women Poets of Japan
K Rexroth & I Atsumi
photo 101: hone your eye
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
a meditative journey 
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