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life’s passages … 2

Through the years

I’ve become used to sorrow,

There was not one spring

I didn’t leave behind

the flowers.

   ~Izumi Shikibu*

100 days...yellowrain

*cited:

The Ink Dark Moon

Trans: J Hirshfield & M Aratani

Posted on January 6, 2024 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged flowers, grief and loss, izumi shikibu, nature, rain, rain drop, spring, tanka, women poets 2 Comments

100 days…38th day

Through the years

I’ve become used to sorrow,

there was not one spring

I didn’t leave behind

the flowers.

   ~Izumi Shikibu*

100 days...yellowrain

*cited:

The Ink Dark Moon

Trans: J Hirshfield & M Aratani

Posted on May 27, 2016 by brenda Posted in art, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged blossoms, flowers, grief and loss, izumi shikibu, japanese poetry, nature, postaday, rain, rain drop, sorrow, spring, tanka, women poets

photo friday: shades of gray

early morning mist

shades of gray

transformed in light ~bck

shades of gray

Posted on May 31, 2013May 31, 2013 by brenda Posted in photo challenges, photography, poetry, Uncategorized Tagged columbine leaves, friday photo challenge, monotone photography, photo challenge, rain drop, shades of gray, spring 6 Comments
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