August 2009
6 posts
“That which in the lightning flashes forth, makes one blink and say, ‘Ah!’—that ‘Ah’ refers to divinity.” —from the Indian Kena Upanishad
half moon
its curve sails
in the bay
—from @forgottenworks on Twitter
Many paths lead from
The foot of the mountain
But at the peak
We all gaze at the
Single bright moon.
—Ikkyu (1394-1481)
On a branch
floating downriver
a cricket, singing.
—Issa (Japan, 1763-1827) [translated by Jane Hirshfield]
Peepers and crickets
sing the song of summer nights—
Open window
—Gaippe
Ripples on the surface of a pond
shimmering leaves in a tall cottonwood—
Summer breeze
—Gaippe