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Post by Please Delete on Nov 25, 2009 19:34:29 GMT -5
Lords of the forest Piled up on the hillside, faces in the trees Silent, verdant royalty peer out from the ages past. (Comment: On the way back from the Elephant Nature Park when I saw trees, covered in vines. They looked like elephants. Where there were once 100,000 elephants around the beginning of the century, there are now less than 5,000; and many of them are domesticated. There are people trying to repopulate the near empty forests, however.) |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 25, 2009 22:26:25 GMT -5
Blazing pumpkin rinds
Join eggshells and persimmon
Peels in a bucket.
I read the recipe twice:
WHY is so much filling left?
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 26, 2009 11:11:53 GMT -5
The turbulent waves
No longer chew our vessel's
Storm-battered hull;
How pleasant are the salt fires
And pleasantly lapping seas.
(We're back!)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 26, 2009 13:40:42 GMT -5
The scent of spices
Is not half so pleasing as
Your smiling faces.
As we sit down together,
Nothing can separate us.
I will have to report on whether Fuyu persimmon pie is a winner after we eat tonight. I've never made it before....
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 27, 2009 9:50:10 GMT -5
Upon the morrow
You shall begin your journey
To the far off pines;
But will you still think of me
Crossing modori-bashi?
(Family leaves tomorrow. It has been fun, but tiring.)
Note: pine = matsu in Japanese, which is a homonym for the verb "to wait".
Note: modori-bashi = "returning bridge", a famous bridge in the capital along the first avenue.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 27, 2009 18:39:31 GMT -5
I will have to report on whether Fuyu persimmon pie is a winner after we eat tonight. I've never made it before.... Everyone liked it. One of the guests said it was like eggnog with fruit in it. It had a tendency to fall apart when sliced, so it might not hurt to thicken the sugar mixture with a little cornstarch before baking. www.producepair.com/recipes/pumpkin_maple_pie.htm Less sweet, and subtle compared to every other pumpkin pie I've ever had. I used fresh pumpkin and heavy cream instead of condensed milk. Might do condensed milk next time and see whether it affects the consistency. |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 27, 2009 18:47:32 GMT -5
11/27/09
Mantled in dark clouds
The hills hunch shoulders against
The rain's cold fingers.
I watch from my window and
Wonder when it will rain here.
(Answer, about three minutes after I wrote this....)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 28, 2009 23:44:38 GMT -5
11/28/09
Raging like wild beasts,
They throw themselves hungrily
Against the pale sand
Such roaring surf can hardly
Have earned the name "Pacific."
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Post by inume on Nov 29, 2009 2:27:17 GMT -5
Voices around the fire
Conjure ghosts and righteous fear
Huddle closer, friend
Spindly pines cast long shadows
Who knows what lurks past the trees?
(Probably would have been better suited to Halloween, but one never knows what will inspire)
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 29, 2009 11:54:57 GMT -5
Across golden fields
Rice stalks bow their heavy heads
Burden'd with riches
How great the one who ensures
That all people share the feast?
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Post by inume on Nov 29, 2009 13:04:53 GMT -5
How quickly November has gone! There is only one day left of the Tanka Challenge.  |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 29, 2009 13:56:40 GMT -5
Softer than a cloud
It billows from my fingers
Like a waterfall.
Cutting silk feels like murder
And destiny all at once.
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Post by solveig on Nov 29, 2009 15:51:57 GMT -5
Ii dono!
Greetings from Solveig! Thailand must be significantly warmer than the parts of Japan that I am familiar with. Incidentally, nice imagery.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 29, 2009 19:11:02 GMT -5
Thailand must be significantly warmer than the parts of Japan that I am familiar with. Even Japan's most southerly parts are farther north than Thailand, which is south of the Tropic of Cancer. Yes, I am a map geek.... |
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 30, 2009 9:37:31 GMT -5
In glorious hues
It sits on the horizon
And makes you wonder,
Much as did a wooden chair
Within the birthing chamber.
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