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(Photo by Brian Adler: Wikipedia)
The cherry blossom
began in Kazan’s reign* and
his mausoleum
marks the resting place of one
who preferred to be a monk.
- Emperoro Kazan
31 Monday Jul 2017
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(Photo by Brian Adler: Wikipedia)
The cherry blossom
began in Kazan’s reign* and
his mausoleum
marks the resting place of one
who preferred to be a monk.
31 Monday Jul 2017
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(Wikimedia C Commons; photo by
KENPEI, Aug, 2010)
Where the turtle bathed
beneath the waterfall shrine,
makers of miso,
sake, pray for a blessing:
Kinpaku’s gold* gives them hope.
31 Monday Jul 2017
Posted Architecture, Community, mythology, Nature, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Writing
in(photo by Mojo; uploaded under GNU FDL:
Wikipedia)
Tamayori-hime*
and the gods of fire, thunder,
dwell in the forest
where all lies will be exposed;
not all trees destroyed.
30 Sunday Jul 2017
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bussokusekika, Gyoko, heihaku, Iwashimizu Hachiman, Kamakura, kami, Kyoto
Wikipedia: source
Gyoko, the monk,
said that Hachiman wanted
to guard Kyoto.
Heihaku* told the kami**
Kamakura*** news and views.
29 Saturday Jul 2017
Posted art, Arts, History, Literature, mythology, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Writing
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Amaterasu, boussokusekika, Ise Jingu, Japan, Sacred Mirror, shrine
I understand that there are three levels of shrines:
Upper/ First Rank : 7 examples
Middle : 7
Lower : 7 (plus 1)
I am going to go through each shrine and try to write a boussokusekika
for each. 5,7,5,7,7,7 syllable pattern.
Here goes:
Ise Jingu
(Photo by N yotarou, 2008)
Amaterasu,
here is your Sacred Mirror;
it reflects the truth:
though damaged by fire, its ash
was used to make it anew.
The goddess Amaterasu emerging from a cave.
27 Thursday Jul 2017
Posted Celebrities, Media, News, Sport, Writing
inPhoto by Naparazzi, Jan 2014; (Wikipedia)
Poor Joe Root,
he got a ‘peach’ and now he’s oot.
Someone’s * tweeted he’s not the ticket
and will be the shortest reigned captain in English cricket.
Might not be true – he (Joe) may redeem himself yet.
26 Wednesday Jul 2017
Shakyamuni prints,
wept over by a woman,
were then petrified.
On each toe, a conch proclaims
post-Enlightenment wisdom
from the Bo-Tree, to the world.
25 Tuesday Jul 2017
Posted Environment, History, Nature, Poetry, Writing
in24 Monday Jul 2017
Posted Arts, Nature, Philosophy, Poetry, Relationships, Summer, Writing
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You, white Buddleia,
are a butterfly magnet;
generous hostess.
How do they all know to come?
What attracted me to you?
24 Monday Jul 2017
Posted Environment, Nature, Poetry, Writing
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Another bussokusekika:
(Photo by Renardeau, Ardenne, 2005)
TEASLES
Today the teasles
were pale green and soft lilac,
swaying in a breeze,
but, in a few months, Goldfinch
will eat brown seeds all winter.