eyes gazing across
layered memories of time
evening’s sun glitter
evening’s sun glitter
haiku
breath of time
red pedal tractor…
sun-lit hair…freckled-face smile
fading breath of time
In remembrance of Christopher Ernest Broyles, December 10, 1954 ~ January 27, 2014
cattails at sunset
I cast the brush aside
from here on I’ll speak to the moon
face to face
~Koha*
*cited:
initially posted in November 2014
myopia
in seasonal rain
along a nameless river
fear too has no name
~Buson
images initially posted in November 2016
weekly photo challenge: let there be light!
A full moon!
In the Sacred Fountain Garden
a fish is dancing
~Buson*
Visit The Daily Post at Word Press to view additional photos submitted for this week’s challenge: Let there be light!
*cited in:
Haiku Master Buson
Yuki Sawa & Edith Shiffert
image initially posted in November, 2013
autumn
autumn
Do you see that the little night opens
And on the ridge of the mountain, serenely bright,
Shines the moon of a night of Autumn?
~The Diary of Izumi Shikibu*
Autumn image created using: Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/80s 300mm 1600 ISO and Capture One
* (cited: Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan)
gentle silence within autumn’s stilled breath
The late evening crow
of deep autumn longing
suddenly cries out
~Buson (cited: S Hamill, The Sound of Water)
Travel with Intent’s Six Word Saturday challenge
a single chair waiting…
late autumn
a single chair waiting
for someone yet to come
~Akito*
*cited:
http://www.theeternalgrasshopper.wordpress.com
Initially posted October, 2014
autumn dusk
being alone
may also be pleasant
autumn dusk
~Buson*
cited:
Haiku Master Buson
Sawa, Yuki & Shiffert, Edith
Initially posted October, 2014
lens-artists photo challenge: inspiration.
With the perspective of personal responsibility to lessen resource and emotional stress upon the medical profession, to protect those I love as well as those unknown to me, and to lessen the burden upon those whose actions ensure continuation of my basic needs, I have chosen to comply with the state’s “Stay-at-Home and Safer at Home” orders.
Six months ago, one well-being behavior was to engage in early morning mediative walks; yet, as the days have flowed into each other there has been a lessening of motivation to engage in any “masked” walks as my attention has been drawn towards managing the anxiety that arises with an awareness that only a few cyclist, walkers, and runners choose to wear masks and it seems as though any attempt to engage in social distancing is a one personal endeavor.
This morning as I pondered how to connect the many sources of inspiration with images, I found that Tina’s (Travels and Trifles) Lens Artist challenge: inspiration inspired me to gather up the courage to pick up my camera and walk…Thank you Tina.
Over the years, haiku has been an inspiration:
Walking along
My shadow beside me
Watching the moon. ~Sodō
(Jonathan Clements, The Moon in the Pines)
The words of Thich Nhat Hanh inspire me as I become aware of my in-breath and out-breath and the suffering that may arise from actions, speech, and thoughts.
When conditions are sufficient, a cloud transforms into rain, snow, or hail. The cloud has never been born and will never die. The insight of signlessness and interbeing helps us recognize that all lives continue in different forms. Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything is in transformation ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Nature inspires me to embrace impermanence and eases my anxiety through her amazing beauty.
Photography inspires me to open my eyes to the wondrous gifts life offers within each moment.
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