FLOATING WORLD
by Taigu Ryōkan
If the sleeves
of my black robe
were more ample
I’d shelter everyone
in this floating world.
Photo: ”Gull feather & midnight sun, Nome, Alaska” from the postcard book: Sierra Club Nature in Close-Up. ©David Cavagnaro,1988, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Find the 160-page book at Amazon here.
AUTUMN
by Taigu Ryōkan (1758-1831)
My beloved friend
You and I had a sweet talk,
Long ago, one autumn night.
Renewing itself
The year has rumbled along,
That night still in memory.
Illustration: “Early Autumn” by Qian Xuan (1235-1305)
AUTUMN POEM
by Taigu Ryōkan
Showing its underside,
showing its face
a falling maple leaf.
Photo: “Falling red maple leaves, Boone County, Missouri” From the postcard book: Sierra Club Nature in Close-Up. ©Gay Bumgarner,1988, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Contact the photographer at her website gaybumgarner.com. Find the 160-page book at Amazon here.
FLOATING WORLD
Poem by Taigu Ryōkan
If the sleeves
of my black robe
were more ample
I’d shelter everyone
in this floating world.
Photo: ”Gull feather & midnight sun, Nome, Alaska” From the postcard book: Sierra Club Nature in Close-Up. ©David Cavagnaro,1988, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Find the 160-page book at Amazon here.
AUTUMN POEM
by Taigu Ryōkan
Showing its underside,
showing its face
a falling maple leaf.
Photo: “Falling red maple leaves, Boone County, Missouri” From the postcard book: Sierra Club Nature in Close-Up. ©Gay Bumgarner, 1988, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Contact the photographer at her website gaybumgarner.com.Find the 160-page book at Amazon (for as low as 53 cents) here.
AUTUMN
Zen Poem by Taigu Ryōkan (1758-1831)
My beloved friend
You and I had a sweet talk,
Long ago, one autumn night.
Renewing itself
The year has rumbled along,
That night still in memory.
Illustration: “Early Autumn” by Qian Xuan (1235-1305)
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