All the flowers
have fallen in this wind
blowing through the night.
What will there be
for consolation tomorrow?
[Translated by Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani]
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| Frost on the grasses |
Monday, October 15, 2012
Quiet Days
Drizzle; snow on the mountain, a quiet day reading The Ink Dark Moon, Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan and the latest Jack Reacher thriller by Lee Child. Lovely combination. One of the poems by Izumi Shikibu is perfect for the day.
All the flowers
have fallen in this wind
blowing through the night.
What will there be
for consolation tomorrow?
[Translated by Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani]
All the flowers
have fallen in this wind
blowing through the night.
What will there be
for consolation tomorrow?
[Translated by Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani]
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Oh, that lovely defiant touch of green!
ReplyDeleteThanks Olga, great way of putting it, I love it." lovely defiant touch of green"
DeleteI love the lines that grass make for us...
ReplyDeleteMe too Leslie, and the frost just emphasizes the lines. Not so attractive when they thaw and there is a sodden mess, but i still hate cutting them back.
Deletemmmmmm - delicious marks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, lovely when frost does the work for you and I get to take the photos.
DeleteBeautiful poetry.....lines.....textures. A gentle feast.
ReplyDeleteThanks Munira, this poet lived 974-1034 approx. How lovely that her words still resonate today.
Deletea one colour corner! lovely
ReplyDeleteThanks Rosie, as Olga said it's the defiant corner,I have a few of them myself.
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