Showing posts with label my valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my valley. Show all posts
9/25/2009
autumn sunshine
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WKD
Spider Lilies (higanbana)
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9/23/2009
Harvest Time
harvest time - he bends his head in prayer ................................................................................. |
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..... Harvest and its various kigo
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8/15/2009
summer 2009
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this summer !
only rainclouds in the east
rainclouds in the west
or
this summer !
only rainclouds rolling to the east
rainclouds rolling to the west
This is one of the worst summers in Okayama history ... and all of Japan, for that matter.
Yet I can enjoy to watch the clouds in my valley sometimes, to lighten me up in this dreary summer situation. The house inside is rather dark all day ... not enough light for humans and vegetables.
global warming -
the coldest summer
in memory
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this summer !
only rainclouds in the east
rainclouds in the west
or
this summer !
only rainclouds rolling to the east
rainclouds rolling to the west
This is one of the worst summers in Okayama history ... and all of Japan, for that matter.
Yet I can enjoy to watch the clouds in my valley sometimes, to lighten me up in this dreary summer situation. The house inside is rather dark all day ... not enough light for humans and vegetables.
global warming -
the coldest summer
in memory
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7/14/2009
tanada finger
green fields - in the right direction |
Take a walk in the Tanada fields of Ohaga
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studying alzheimer -
a finger points
in the right direction
This plant is kuzu (arrowroot), and some say its powder (used as a kind of starch in Japanese sauces) might help the brain ...
AHA
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6/28/2009
no fireflies
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every night I go outside and check for them, but tonight was special
no fireflies -
only moonlight reflects
on camellia leaves
It looked as if they were hiding in the bush,
changing with my every move.
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every night I go outside and check for them, but tonight was special
no fireflies -
only moonlight reflects
on camellia leaves
It looked as if they were hiding in the bush,
changing with my every move.
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5/18/2009
young leaves
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I feel happy
for no special reason -
young leaves in my valley
young leaves, fresh leaves, wakaba 若葉 KIGO
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I feel happy
for no special reason -
young leaves in my valley
young leaves, fresh leaves, wakaba 若葉 KIGO
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5/03/2009
paulownia blossoms
a haiku suspended in the sky - paulownia blossoms powlonia buds - a promise of kindness and sweetness |
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Take a walk with me !
Summer begins in the terraced rice fields
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4/09/2009
spring silence
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the silence
of a spring day -
and all these sounds
all these sounds
in the silence
of a spring day
in the silence
of a spring day
all these sounds
the silence
of a spring day . . .
these sounds
illustration from ode magazine 2008
Silence can be a source of healing,
a refuge from the stress of modern life,
a pathway to enlightenment.
Or it can have a more sinister meaning.
source and more : www.odemagazine.com
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My SILENCE haiku
Comment from a friend
Puzzling, Gabi
I guess it's one of those zenny ones.
No, I think I know what you mean... that when it's silent enough, one can hear small sounds that were undetectable before? Silence is relative?
Love that illustration you found!
HH
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the silence
of a spring day -
and all these sounds
all these sounds
in the silence
of a spring day
in the silence
of a spring day
all these sounds
the silence
of a spring day . . .
these sounds
illustration from ode magazine 2008
Silence can be a source of healing,
a refuge from the stress of modern life,
a pathway to enlightenment.
Or it can have a more sinister meaning.
source and more : www.odemagazine.com
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My SILENCE haiku
Comment from a friend
Puzzling, Gabi
I guess it's one of those zenny ones.
No, I think I know what you mean... that when it's silent enough, one can hear small sounds that were undetectable before? Silence is relative?
Love that illustration you found!
HH
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3/17/2009
lonely neighbours
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春の道婆は寂しさを語りおり
haru no michi baba wa sabishisa katari-ori
spring walk -
the old woman talks about
her loneliness
More and more of our neighbours leave the valley because of old age, moving in with the children in nearby towns, leaveing the few who still hold on to their old life, living alone in the large farmhouses, even more lonely ...
and yet
the plums are blossoming
Photoalbum
Later, March 20, it could read
spring equinox -
the old woman talks about
her loneliness
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Here is the old woman of my village again
miya suzushi
baba wa kami o
katari-ori
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春の道婆は寂しさを語りおり
haru no michi baba wa sabishisa katari-ori
spring walk -
the old woman talks about
her loneliness
More and more of our neighbours leave the valley because of old age, moving in with the children in nearby towns, leaveing the few who still hold on to their old life, living alone in the large farmhouses, even more lonely ...
and yet
the plums are blossoming
Photoalbum
Later, March 20, it could read
spring equinox -
the old woman talks about
her loneliness
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Here is the old woman of my village again
miya suzushi
baba wa kami o
katari-ori
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2/22/2009
clouds
cold rain ... the mountains turn canvas |
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A few days later, in response to a friend
early morning ...
my mountains grow invisible
with clouds
group/simply_haiku
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1/06/2009
spotlight
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cloudy ---
just one spotlight
on the bamboo grove
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But
you might ask, is CLOUDY a kigo?
Well, cloudy just like that is not a kigo, neither is bamboo.
So in my Japanese haiku mind this poem is a ZAPPAI.
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SPOTLIGHT, a topic for haiku
early winter morning -
some unexpected spots
sparkle in sunrays
early winter morning -
a heavenly spotlight
brightens the valley
Greetings from a super morning in Japan, pink clouds over the valley, the low sunrays fingering around, finding spot after spot . . .
Gabi Greve, November 2006
Happy Haiku Forum
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cloudy ---
just one spotlight
on the bamboo grove
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But
you might ask, is CLOUDY a kigo?
Well, cloudy just like that is not a kigo, neither is bamboo.
So in my Japanese haiku mind this poem is a ZAPPAI.
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SPOTLIGHT, a topic for haiku
early winter morning -
some unexpected spots
sparkle in sunrays
early winter morning -
a heavenly spotlight
brightens the valley
Greetings from a super morning in Japan, pink clouds over the valley, the low sunrays fingering around, finding spot after spot . . .
Gabi Greve, November 2006
Happy Haiku Forum
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[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]
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12/29/2008
wrinkles
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winter in my village -
the beauty of their
wrinkled faces
Most people here are well over 70 ..
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winter in my village -
the beauty of their
wrinkled faces
Most people here are well over 70 ..
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thick fog
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thick fog -
just one peak above
the white
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Fogg, foggy
Nebel, nebelig
Fog, Mist, Haze ... KIGO
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thick fog -
just one peak above
the white
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Fogg, foggy
Nebel, nebelig
Fog, Mist, Haze ... KIGO
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12/21/2008
solstice shadows
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winter solstice -
the dark
growing darker
winter solstice -
dark shadows growing
darker
and a little later, with respect to some haiku friends of America
winter solstice -
a dark shadow grows
darker
HH December 2008
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I Ching
Nr. 24 Fu - Return (The Turning Point)
Wendezeit
24. Fu - Return (The Turning Point)
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-- -- above K'un The Receptive, Earth
-- --
-- --
-- -- below Chên The Arousing, Thunder
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The Judgement
Return. Success.
Going out and coming in without error.
Friends come without blame.
To and fro goes the way.
On the seventh day comes return.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
Thunder within the earth:
The image of the Turning Point.
Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes
At the time of solstice.
Merchants and strangers did not go about,
And the ruler
Did not travel through the provinces.
The winter solstice has always been celebrated in China as the resting time of the year--a custom that survives in the time of rest observed at the new year.
In winter the life energy, symbolized by thunder, the Arousing, is still underground. Movement is just at its beginning; therefore it must be strengthened by rest so that it will not be dissipated by being used prematurely. This principle, i.e., of allowing energy that is renewing itself to be reinforced by rest, applies to all similar situations. The return of health after illness, the return of understanding after an estrangement: everything must be treated tenderly and with care at the beginning, so that the return may lead to a flowering.
source : www.cfcl.com
The idea of a turning point arises from the fact that after the dark lines have pushed all of the light lines upward and out of the hexagram, another light line enters the hexagram from below. The time of darkness is past. The winter solstice brings the victory of light. This hexagram is linked with the eleventh month, the month of the solstice (December-January).
After a time of decay comes the turning point. The powerful light that has been banished returns. There is movement, but it is not brought about by force. The upper trigram K'un is characterized by devotion; thus the movement is natural, arising spontaneously. For this reason the transformation of the old becomes easy.
The old is discarded and the new is introduced. Both measures accord with the time; therefore no harm results.
Societies of people sharing the same views are formed. But since these groups come together in full public knowledge and are in harmony with the time, all selfish separatist tendencies are excluded, and no mistake is made.
The idea of RETURN is based on the course of nature. The movement is cyclic, and the course completes itself. Therefore it is not necessary to hasten anything artificially. Everything comes of itself at the appointed time. This is the meaning of heaven and earth.
All movements are accomplished in six stages, and the seventh brings return. Thus the winter solstice, with which the decline of the year begins, comes in the seventh month after the summer solstice; so too sunrise comes in the seventh double hour after sunset. Therefore seven is the number of the young light, and it arises when six, the number of the great darkness, is increased by one. In this way the state of rest gives place to movement.
THE LINES
Nine at the beginning means:
Return from a short distance.
No need for remorse.
Great good fortune.
Slight digressions from the good cannot be avoided, but one must turn back in time, before going too far. This is especially important in the development of character; every faintly evil thought must be put aside immediately, before it goes too far and takes root in the mind. Then there is no cause for remorse, and all goes well.
Six in the second place means:
Quiet return. Good fortune.
Return always calls for a decision and is an act of self-mastery. It is made easier if a man is in good company. If he can bring himself to put aside pride and follow the example of good men, good fortune results.
Six in the third place means:
Repeated return. Danger. No blame.
There are people of a certain inner instability who feel a constant urge to reverse themselves. There is danger in continually deserting the good because of uncontrolled desires, then turning back to it again because of a better resolution. However, since this does not lead to habituation in evil, a general inclination to overcome the defect is not wholly excluded/
Six in the fourth place means:
Walking in the midst of others,
One returns alone.
A man is in a society composed of inferior people, but is connected spiritually with a strong and good friend, and this makes him turn back alone. Although nothing is said of reward and punishment, this return is certainly favorable, for such a resolve to choose the good brings its own reward.
Six in the fifth place means:
Noblehearted return. No remorse.
When the time for return has come, a man should not take shelter in trivial excuses, but should look within and examine himself. And if he has done something wrong he should make a noblehearted resolve to confess his fault. No one will regret having taken this road.
Six at the top means:
Missing the return. Misfortune.
Misfortune from within and without.
If armies are set marching in this way,
One will in the end suffer a great defeat,
Disastrous for the ruler of the country.
For ten years
It will not be possible to attack again.
If a man misses the right time for return, he meets with misfortune. The misfortune has its inner cause in a wrong attitude toward the world. The misfortune coming upon him for without results from this wrong attitude.
What is pictured here is blind obstinacy and the judgment that is visited upon it.
source : www.akirarabelais.com
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American haiku poets questioning
the use of "simple statement kigo"
so my ansewer
are you happy
with your first line !?
this longest night
and D. replied
solstice night --
the longest line is
in the middle
HH December 2008
Wow, this one is so fresh, and something we can all relate to.
A few words that say a volume.
R.W.
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My shadows from yesterday
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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winter solstice -
the dark
growing darker
winter solstice -
dark shadows growing
darker
and a little later, with respect to some haiku friends of America
winter solstice -
a dark shadow grows
darker
HH December 2008
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I Ching
Nr. 24 Fu - Return (The Turning Point)
Wendezeit
24. Fu - Return (The Turning Point)
-- --
-- -- above K'un The Receptive, Earth
-- --
-- --
-- -- below Chên The Arousing, Thunder
-----
The Judgement
Return. Success.
Going out and coming in without error.
Friends come without blame.
To and fro goes the way.
On the seventh day comes return.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
The Image
Thunder within the earth:
The image of the Turning Point.
Thus the kings of antiquity closed the passes
At the time of solstice.
Merchants and strangers did not go about,
And the ruler
Did not travel through the provinces.
The winter solstice has always been celebrated in China as the resting time of the year--a custom that survives in the time of rest observed at the new year.
In winter the life energy, symbolized by thunder, the Arousing, is still underground. Movement is just at its beginning; therefore it must be strengthened by rest so that it will not be dissipated by being used prematurely. This principle, i.e., of allowing energy that is renewing itself to be reinforced by rest, applies to all similar situations. The return of health after illness, the return of understanding after an estrangement: everything must be treated tenderly and with care at the beginning, so that the return may lead to a flowering.
source : www.cfcl.com
The idea of a turning point arises from the fact that after the dark lines have pushed all of the light lines upward and out of the hexagram, another light line enters the hexagram from below. The time of darkness is past. The winter solstice brings the victory of light. This hexagram is linked with the eleventh month, the month of the solstice (December-January).
After a time of decay comes the turning point. The powerful light that has been banished returns. There is movement, but it is not brought about by force. The upper trigram K'un is characterized by devotion; thus the movement is natural, arising spontaneously. For this reason the transformation of the old becomes easy.
The old is discarded and the new is introduced. Both measures accord with the time; therefore no harm results.
Societies of people sharing the same views are formed. But since these groups come together in full public knowledge and are in harmony with the time, all selfish separatist tendencies are excluded, and no mistake is made.
The idea of RETURN is based on the course of nature. The movement is cyclic, and the course completes itself. Therefore it is not necessary to hasten anything artificially. Everything comes of itself at the appointed time. This is the meaning of heaven and earth.
All movements are accomplished in six stages, and the seventh brings return. Thus the winter solstice, with which the decline of the year begins, comes in the seventh month after the summer solstice; so too sunrise comes in the seventh double hour after sunset. Therefore seven is the number of the young light, and it arises when six, the number of the great darkness, is increased by one. In this way the state of rest gives place to movement.
THE LINES
Nine at the beginning means:
Return from a short distance.
No need for remorse.
Great good fortune.
Slight digressions from the good cannot be avoided, but one must turn back in time, before going too far. This is especially important in the development of character; every faintly evil thought must be put aside immediately, before it goes too far and takes root in the mind. Then there is no cause for remorse, and all goes well.
Six in the second place means:
Quiet return. Good fortune.
Return always calls for a decision and is an act of self-mastery. It is made easier if a man is in good company. If he can bring himself to put aside pride and follow the example of good men, good fortune results.
Six in the third place means:
Repeated return. Danger. No blame.
There are people of a certain inner instability who feel a constant urge to reverse themselves. There is danger in continually deserting the good because of uncontrolled desires, then turning back to it again because of a better resolution. However, since this does not lead to habituation in evil, a general inclination to overcome the defect is not wholly excluded/
Six in the fourth place means:
Walking in the midst of others,
One returns alone.
A man is in a society composed of inferior people, but is connected spiritually with a strong and good friend, and this makes him turn back alone. Although nothing is said of reward and punishment, this return is certainly favorable, for such a resolve to choose the good brings its own reward.
Six in the fifth place means:
Noblehearted return. No remorse.
When the time for return has come, a man should not take shelter in trivial excuses, but should look within and examine himself. And if he has done something wrong he should make a noblehearted resolve to confess his fault. No one will regret having taken this road.
Six at the top means:
Missing the return. Misfortune.
Misfortune from within and without.
If armies are set marching in this way,
One will in the end suffer a great defeat,
Disastrous for the ruler of the country.
For ten years
It will not be possible to attack again.
If a man misses the right time for return, he meets with misfortune. The misfortune has its inner cause in a wrong attitude toward the world. The misfortune coming upon him for without results from this wrong attitude.
What is pictured here is blind obstinacy and the judgment that is visited upon it.
source : www.akirarabelais.com
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American haiku poets questioning
the use of "simple statement kigo"
so my ansewer
are you happy
with your first line !?
this longest night
and D. replied
solstice night --
the longest line is
in the middle
HH December 2008
Wow, this one is so fresh, and something we can all relate to.
A few words that say a volume.
R.W.
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My shadows from yesterday
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12/17/2008
sea of light
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unkai 雲海 our sea of clouds
winter sunrise ...
the sea of clouds
turns sea of light
winter sunshine -
the crows wings turn
silver
winter sunshine -
the slow growth of a stone's
shadow
この石の陰の長さや冬ひさし
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I have seen quite a few spectacular winter mornings here,
but this one shines above all of them.
And a leisurely day today with more haiku ...
More SHADOWS the next day ... LOOK !
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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unkai 雲海 our sea of clouds
winter sunrise ...
the sea of clouds
turns sea of light
winter sunshine -
the crows wings turn
silver
winter sunshine -
the slow growth of a stone's
shadow
この石の陰の長さや冬ひさし
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I have seen quite a few spectacular winter mornings here,
but this one shines above all of them.
And a leisurely day today with more haiku ...
More SHADOWS the next day ... LOOK !
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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11/28/2008
kitsune
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bright daylight -
a fox peeks into my
living room
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I had just settled for a cup of tea when I saw some ears outside. Both cats were in the kitchen sleeping, so who could it be? Most probably a stray cat to chase away.
When I opened the door-window, a small fox was standing outside, looking at me in wonder just as I looked at him. He did not even run away, but seemed to ask "Care to feed me something?"
After quite a while he turned away, walked leisurely over to the staircase and to the upper part of our garden. With a final look back and giving me a kind nod he disappeared in the underbrush.
WHOW ... I sure hope to see this visitor again !
We have seen foxes around in the late evening and hear them in the nearby woods.
FOX ... a kigo for all winter
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Fotos and Haiku from Tom Maretic, thanks TOM!!
a young urban fox --
there is already friendship
in our meetings
fox's voice
in the night ... inspires
a new story
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bright daylight -
a fox peeks into my
living room
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I had just settled for a cup of tea when I saw some ears outside. Both cats were in the kitchen sleeping, so who could it be? Most probably a stray cat to chase away.
When I opened the door-window, a small fox was standing outside, looking at me in wonder just as I looked at him. He did not even run away, but seemed to ask "Care to feed me something?"
After quite a while he turned away, walked leisurely over to the staircase and to the upper part of our garden. With a final look back and giving me a kind nod he disappeared in the underbrush.
WHOW ... I sure hope to see this visitor again !
We have seen foxes around in the late evening and hear them in the nearby woods.
FOX ... a kigo for all winter
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Fotos and Haiku from Tom Maretic, thanks TOM!!
a young urban fox --
there is already friendship
in our meetings
fox's voice
in the night ... inspires
a new story
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11/12/2008
sea of clouds
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sea of clouds ...
mountain tops red
valley still green
This morning, the sea of clouds folds like a white blanket inbetween the red leaves in the early sunshine and the green bottom of the valley.
mountain tops red
sea of clouds ...
valley still green
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sea of clouds ...
mountain tops red
valley still green
This morning, the sea of clouds folds like a white blanket inbetween the red leaves in the early sunshine and the green bottom of the valley.
mountain tops red
sea of clouds ...
valley still green
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10/01/2008
unkai
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sea of clouds ...
the focus changes
from here to there
sea of clouds ...
the whiteness sculptures
green islands
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sea of clouds ...
the focus changes
from here to there
sea of clouds ...
the whiteness sculptures
green islands
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. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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9/09/2008
ten takashi
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天高し人間の世は虫の声
high autumn sky ...
in the world of men
voices of insects
...and in Italian (5-7-5):
cielo d'Autunno
nel mondo degli uomini
voci d'insetti
Bellissimo!
Moussia
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I start with the autumn sky, because this is where the mind wandered first ... free in the blue and clear eternity
then reminded that we are in the world of men after all
and now, at my feet, so to say, all these insects (humans) making their noises ...
So the order is given by the way things evolved on this afternoon. zooming in on the idea.
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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天高し人間の世は虫の声
high autumn sky ...
in the world of men
voices of insects
...and in Italian (5-7-5):
cielo d'Autunno
nel mondo degli uomini
voci d'insetti
Bellissimo!
Moussia
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I start with the autumn sky, because this is where the mind wandered first ... free in the blue and clear eternity
then reminded that we are in the world of men after all
and now, at my feet, so to say, all these insects (humans) making their noises ...
So the order is given by the way things evolved on this afternoon. zooming in on the idea.
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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8/24/2008
eating vegetables
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As the foodchain evolved,
the crows came in hundreds and had a feast !
And left their white splashes all over the road.
MORE photos are HERE !
. shakutori mushi, the double-headed spanner
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