reflection

out of the depths of the willow

Sweet and sad

like love overwhelmed

with long sighs,

out of the depths of the willow

little by little

the moon appears.

                               ~Tosano Akiko*

5.1 mm f/9.1 1/30 sec ISO 80
6 mm f/8.5 1/20 sec ISO 80

*cited:

Women Poets of Japan

K Rexroth & I Atsumi

weekly photo challenge: angular

This week Xiao Yu offers a photo challenge at The Daily Post: “Not to put too fine a point on it, though this week, we challenge you to show us what “angular” means to you… It might mean the corner on which you live or the intersection of sea and sky at 180 degree angle. Angular also offers a chance to shoot from an entirely new perspective: from above, below, or even from the margins of the fray…”weeklyphotochallengeangle

weekly photo challenge: extra, extra

ripples on water

mingling with ships and masts

an ever-changing canvas

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 A reflection of the harbor along Toronto’s waterfront

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weekly photo challenge: reflection

Same Dream, Same Mirror 

We have dreamt the same dream

during many unraveling autumns;

one joy, one worry binds us.

…

We put on faces

before the same mirror:

our small flight of swallows

is secure.  We hear

inmortal music

on ancient bronze bells.

…

            ~Chen Yinke*

photochallengereflectionrose

The Rose is without Why

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*source:

Ancestral intelligence

Vera Schwarcz