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12/26/2009

colors of hope

　　
　　



45 the splendor of sunshine




gradations of red -
a sight of hope
for the New Year



46 light plays with colors




48 backlit leaves



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The Bell Tower

39 nanten berries and Bell Tower





50 siluhettes with red






54 temple window




41 nanten berries in sunshine



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31 moss and nanten red





a spot of red
amongst the pebbles . . .
down by the riverside


25 nanten berries and river









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. Temple Tanjo-Ji
Winter Walk 2009 . Photo Album



Tempel Tanjo-Ji 誕生時 in Okayama
The Big Buddha and further information

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My Invitation to a Haiku Walk (ginkoo)


. GINKO
Willie Bongcaron 　Philippines



Ginko by Julie Cain

monkey puzzle--
tell me old pine, "How
shall I trim our sky?"

above the temple
winter pines spread their needles--
a green beginning

tiny stream
tiny rocks, tiny ripples--
big winter light

hole in the roof--
the ancient cedar ignores
the carpenter

old kanji-carved stone--
the moss around the edges
finding it's own way

truncated tree--
each lump of new limbs
shrieking to the sky

before you come
to the sliding temple screens--
heavenly bamboo berries

how green the leaf
how very red the berries--
temple courtyard sun

funny little boxes
under the temple roof--
how light catches things


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. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009


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14 comments:

  1. anonymous SH26 December, 2009

    Bowing to you, Gabi-san.
    Beautiful pictures. Ichi ban!
    RW

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  2. Hiruta26 December, 2009

    Thank you for beautiful haiku and photos, Gabi San.

    Some find a sign of hope;
    others don't.
    I wish I could!
    For the New Year.

    Hidenori Hiruta

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  3. anonymous SH27 December, 2009

    Gabi-san, this is very beautiful. Evokes light. Thank you for sharing.
    CM

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  4. anonymous FB27 December, 2009

    Thank you, Gab san. What a great way to end the year and begin a new one.
    I bow to you
    J.
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  5. Facebook27 December, 2009

    Gabi i love your photo and haiku; i'll add it to my 12 days of Christmas celebration at Lunch Break, on New Years Day, which is the 8th day of Christmas
    Gillena Cox
    http://www.facebook.com//note.php?note_id=244593100515&comments=

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  6. Anonymous27 December, 2009

    Sehr schöne Fotos, liebe Gabi; sie bringen auch bei mir und meiner Frau Erinnerungen an ein ganz anderes Erleben dieser Zeit in Japan zum Klingen.
    H.K.

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  7. anonymous27 December, 2009

    Lovely Gabi!!!
    I can get the scent of incense sticks and it's all merging with mine own bought from the forest of Karnataka.
    Lovely heavenly smells!!
    K.

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  8. anonymous27 December, 2009

    love the bamboo Gabi!
    no job
    the automobile business is so screwed up. . . gees

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  9. anonymous28 December, 2009

    dear gabi,
    thanks for sharing you wonderful slide show with us!!

    waxing moon
    flower press heavy
    with ginkgo leaves

    pamela a. babusci

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  10. anonymous28 December, 2009

    Jessie Carty said...

    those are wonderful pictures!
    makes me wish i was back in Japan :)

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  11. anonymous28 December, 2009

    Wonderful pictures, Gabi. What a marvelous great tree the gingko is.

    sacred gingko
    all knobbs and warts
    still endures

    Adelaide

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  12. Gabi Greve29 December, 2009

    Dear Gabi san,
    Thank you very much for the warm colours of Hope for the New Year. I love them!
    Patrick.
    (from Kenya)

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  13. kenneth daniels30 December, 2009

    bell tower
    signals renewal
    late december

    kenneth daniels

    thanks Gabi san and Happy New year

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  14. Gabi Greve30 December, 2009

    Thank you, Kenneth!
    and a happy new year back to you!!
    May it bring you all you need, but not more of it.

    Gabi

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