Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 16, 2014 0:21:18 GMT -5
Her gaze arrests mine Amid the glowing ranks of Kannon-bosatsu. Guardian, general, she Watches even as she prays.  Photography was not permitted in the interior of Sanjusangendo Temple, but the female bodhisattva Mawara-Nyo made a strong impression on me. This image appears at www.esamskriti.com/essay-chapters/Harmonious-blend-of-Hinduism,-Buddhism-and-Shinto-strains-in-Japan-1.aspx |
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 16, 2014 17:17:49 GMT -5
16日： In this world of pain Mindfulness and right action Shine in the darkness, The illuminated path Leads to freedom from desire.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2014 18:57:41 GMT -5
When life disappoints, retreat to a cave and spend the next nine years there, staring at the wall until your arms and legs fall off dead.  |
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Post by akikonomu on Nov 16, 2014 20:13:33 GMT -5
Outside, a cold day.
Autumn has emptied the park.
Inside its building
Friends, old and new, gather to
Celebrate the year's harvest.
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Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 17, 2014 1:59:32 GMT -5
Golden leaves shimmer
As if lit from within, though
The sun hides her face.
Gingkos wave at each other
Like friends from across the street.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2014 6:45:40 GMT -5
More than half the month
has already passed by, but
still I dread missing
days and failing to complete
the Autumn tanka challenge.
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 17, 2014 22:51:13 GMT -5
Hurriedly thinking
Of a suitable tanka
Before it's too late;
Heavy eyelids, like vault doors,
Threaten to close to quickly.
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Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 18, 2014 0:27:39 GMT -5
Each night I sit here,
Trying to call to mind a
Poetic image.
I set the bar high so I
May bruise my forehead on it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2014 5:44:12 GMT -5
The winter's first snow
Is not much really, just dust,
but it still comes down
and might bury the world soon
so I curse it nonetheless.
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Post by tanuki on Nov 18, 2014 17:29:20 GMT -5
ashes to ashes unconditional free love dust to dust, gone but always cherished, a sweet cat twenty years of good service I love you O'Malley  |
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 18, 2014 21:56:45 GMT -5
18日 Standing watch over the wandering travelers from his perch on high; A guide in the wilderness to help the lost find their way.  |
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Post by akikonomu on Nov 18, 2014 23:05:33 GMT -5
The mountain stands tall,
Prussian blue and gray against
The surrounding hills.
Scarlet and orange banners
Announce the dawn's arrival.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2014 4:51:49 GMT -5
I woke from a dream
in which I had memories
of things that maybe
happened in another dream
or maybe I just dreamed them.
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Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 19, 2014 9:17:35 GMT -5
I could have sworn I posted this last night.....
We salute and spar,
I die once again,
My hands and feet are too slow.
So much I have lost, missing
Two weeks' practice with a sword.
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Post by Please Delete on Nov 19, 2014 22:54:51 GMT -5
19日:
The deep winter cold
Sinks its sharp and frozen teeth
Through both skin and bone;
An early seasonal guest
Arrives without a partner.
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