In this world
the living grow fewer,
the dead increase–
how much longer must I
carry this body of grief?
Ono no Komachi (J Hirshfield & M AratanI, The Ink Dark Moon)
life’s passages … 90
wanka
2018 photography review, december
Olden memories
so brisk
in their fading,
this moment soon to follow —
shadows on the snow ~bckofford
within the present is the past and the future
Thank you for joining me as I wandered through the photographs posted on this blog throughout 2018 and shared the contemplations that accompanied them.
May each of your steps throughout the new year be accompanied with love-filled companions and joyous moments.
ono no komachi
The hunting lanterns
on Mount Ogura have gone,
the deer are calling for their mates…
How easily I might sleep,
if only I didn’t share their fears.
~Ono no Komachi (cited: J Hirshfield & M Aratani, The Ink Dark Moon)
Ono no Komachi
In this world
the living grow fewer,
the dead increase–
how much longer must I
carry this body of grief?
Ono no Komachi (J Hirshfield & M AratanI, The Ink Dark Moon)
Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/400s 300mm 200 ISO
by my hand…
If only his horse
had been tamed
by my hand–
I’d have taught it
not to follow anyone else!
~Izumi Shikibu (J Hirshfield & M Arantani, The Ink Dark Moon)
Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/400s 112mm 640 ISO
a meditative journey 
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