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a meditative journey

sharing photographs, poetry, and random thoughts

nature

myopia

in seasonal rain

along a nameless river

fear too has no name

                                       ~Buson

myopia

myopia

myopia2

selected images available through  Turning Art

Posted on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged autumn, Buson, fall, haiku, leaves, myopia, nature, nearsightedness, vision 4 Comments

autumn berries

This dark autumn

old age settles down on me

like heavy clouds or birds

                                               ~Basho*

autumnberries

selected prints available through Turning Art

*cited:

The Sound of Water

S. Hamill

Posted on November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged aging, autumn, Basho, berries, fall, haiku, leaves, nature, season

lit by setting sun

the thunderstorm breaks up,

one tree lit by setting sun,

a cicada cry

                 ~Shiki*

brendakofford_litbysettingsun1x

selected prints available through Turning Art

*cited:

The Sound of Water

S Hamill

Posted on November 16, 2015November 17, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry Tagged color photography, haiku, leaves, light, nature, seasons, shadow, shiki, sun

a single leaf

autumn disrobes

casting off a brocade 

of falling leaves

                              ~Noa

autumnus

You are invited to visit Turning Art

Posted on November 15, 2015November 17, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry Tagged autumn, autumnus, color photography, fall, haiku, nature, noa, season

weekly photo challenge: change

This pile of

fallen leaves

separates my hermitage

further and further

from the world of woe

~Rengetsu-ni

weeklyphotochallengechange

submitted for this week’s photo challenge: Change

Posted on September 27, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photo challenges, photography, poetry Tagged autumn, change, leaf, nature, rengetsu-ni, season, tanka, waka, weekly photo challenge 6 Comments

somehow getting by

Today, today too,

somehow getting by these days, still

living in a haze.

                              ~Issa*

 

summer's ending 1

 

*cited:

The Springtime of My Life

S Hamill

Posted on September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged blossom, color photography, haiku, issa, nature, petal, summer 1 Comment

for you who rarely visit…

for you who

rarely visit,

though you have already arrived,

may the early evening storm

not blow so hard!

                                ~Ryokan*

 

DSC_6858bckofford 2015

*cited:

Sky Above, Great Wind

K Tanahashi

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, spirituality, Uncategorized Tagged bee, blossom, Buddhism, color photography, japanese poetry, nature, summer, zen

let’s go…view blossoms

Children,

let’s go to the mountain

to view violets.

If they scatter away tomorrow,

what can we do?

                              ~Ryokan*

brendakofford_blossomviewing1x

*cited:

Sky Above, Great Wind

K Tanahashi

Posted on August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, spirituality Tagged blossoms, color photography, floral, flowers, japanese poetry, nature, Ryokan, zen

blossom viewing

home from blossom viewing-

as I disrobe, many straps

cling to my body

                              Sugita Hisajo*

blossomviewing 1

blossomviewing 2

*cited:

Far Beyond the Field

Makoto Ueda

Posted on August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged blossoms, floral, flowers, haiku, japanese poetry, nature, sugita hisajo, summer, women poets
Image

fading summer

fading blossoms

Posted on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015 by brenda Posted in photography, Uncategorized Tagged blossom, color photography, flower, macro, nature, summer 8 Comments

weekly photo challenge: from every angle

evening’s old

summer kimono…

my world

                 ~Issa*

weeklyphotochallengeperspective 3
weeklyphotochallengeperspective 2
weeklyphotochallengeperspective 5

inspired by Shane’s challenge From Every Angle

*cited:

http://www.haikuguy.com

Posted on August 28, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photo challenges, photography, poetry Tagged from every angle, haiku, issa, nature, perspective, summer, weekly photo challenge 17 Comments

tires of…summer

for the man who says

he tires of his child

there are no flowers

                                   ~Basho*

DSC_6630bckofford 2015

 

*cited:

The Moon in the Pines

J Clements

Posted on August 28, 2015August 28, 2015 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged Basho, blossoms, flowers, haiku, nature, summer, tired

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