the dead grass–
life lies dormant
on the face of the earth ~Inahata Teiko (MU, Far Beyond the Field)

Sony RX3 … f/3.5 1/160s 25.7mm 80 ISO
the dead grass–
life lies dormant
on the face of the earth ~Inahata Teiko (MU, Far Beyond the Field)
Sony RX3 … f/3.5 1/160s 25.7mm 80 ISO
Blow if you will,
fall winds–the flowers
have all faded.
~Gansan (Y Hoffamnn, Japanese Death Poems)
It is indeed difficult to “get one’s head around” a perspective that one’s individual freedoms are of greater importance than the collective whole and to be blind to the interconnectedness and interdependence within the earth’s ever-changing patterns and our seemingly insignificant life choices.
Earth Day 2022 “This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods.
For Earth Day 2022, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to take all of us. All in. Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.”
Submitted in response to Amy’s invitation to share earth stories through photographic lenses.
Nikon D750: f/4.2 … 56mm … 1/2500s … 100 ISO
One moon —
one me —
snow-covered field path. ~Shofu (Y Hoffman, Japanese Death Poems)
The autumn wind
more white
than the rocks in the rocky mountains ~Basho
Oh leaves, ask the wind which of you
Will be the first to fall. ~Soseki
Along this road
Is none but I
This autumn eve. ~ Basho
in branches dense
with cicadas’ drone —
one autumn leaf ~Shohaku
“But why now?”
You will ask, awake
in autumn night. ~ Nishiyama Soin*
Images of past autumns with autumn haiku submitted for this week’s Lens-Artists photo challenge: colors of autumn
waiting for autumn…
Compared to last year,
this has even more loneliness —
autumn evening ~Buson (Haiku Master Buson, Trans: Y Sawa & E Shiffert)
Leaves submitted in response to Cee’s flower of the day photo challenge
I grasp
in the darkness of the heart
a firefly. ~Buson (Y Sawa & EM Shiffert, Haiku Master Buson)
Cee’s black and white photo challenge: patterns
wild geese —
between their cries, a slice
of silence ~Katsura Nobuko*
*cited: Makoto Ueda, Far Beyond the Field
a clear view
in the soup kettle…
Milky Way ~Issa*
Thank you Sofia (Photographias) for this week’s lens-artists photo challenge
*cited: haikuguy.com
Even in our wandering journey,
The lonely moon accompanies us lighting us from the sky
The waning moon I used to gaze at in the Royal City. ~The Sarashina Diary*
a skyscape – Blog of Hammad Rais
those clouds forming glandly
high in the sky
but owe it all
to passing winds ~Issa
sharing a weekend skyscape – Blog of Hammad Rais
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