Showing posts with label Japanese poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese poetry. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Otomo no Tabito: a suggestion for the wise

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44. Instead of  fretting    over things that can't be changed, how much better    to swallow down a full cup        of cloudy sak...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Otomo no Yakamochi (718?--785 AD): a lament

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I think I've said this before, but just in case I haven't, I'm always surprised as I read poems and stories from various culture...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Ono No Komachi, a poem

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I sometimes read something--an aphorism, a part of a novel, someone's comment, or a poem-- that causes me to stop and reread it again, a...
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Hitomaro: a poem

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I first read this several days ago, and now, every morning, I can't help but think of this poem. When, Halting in front of it, I look A...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Three Poems

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99 New feet within my garden go -- New fingers stir the sod -- A Troubadour upon the Elm Betrays the solitude New children play upon the gre...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The Malevolent Willows--once again, but briefly

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Yesterday, I discovered the following haiku, by Basho of course. It has a Buddhist flavoring, but why the willow? Yield to the willow All t...
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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Basho: 1644-Nov. 28, 1694

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In Memoriam This is not Basho's "official" Death Song, but it was "[d]ictated to approximately 60 disciples surrounding...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Fall Equinox

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Today is the First Day of Autumn, although it's a bit hard believing that here in Tucson where the temperatures are still in the high 90...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Basho: Sept. 15?, 1644--Nov. 28, 1694

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While there are no records that gives us the exact date Basho was born, Jane Reichhold, editor and translator of Basho: The Complete Haiku ,...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Summer Solstice

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Today is the Summer Solstice Shortest summer night. . . In early morning, lamps still Burning on the bay - Shiki -
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Basho's eight nameless little hills

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Translations frequently pose problems for some readers of works that aren't written in the language of those involved, whether it be a l...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

April's air.....a haiku

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Greetings, This seems appropriate for today. It is my favorite haiku. April's air stirs in Willow leaves...a butterfly Floats and ...