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Huan Yi
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since 2004-10-12

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Waukegan

0 posted 2008-03-01 04:52 PM

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At road’s end—
In a wooden hut
By the Kamo River

An old woman
Makes her face
White

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secondhanddreampoet
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since 2006-11-07

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a 'Universalist' !

1 posted 2008-03-01 05:09 PM

effective traditional ('classical') Zen minimalism!

...makes me remember many lines attributed to
Ono No Komachi such as:

"lamenting the mist;"
"feeling the sadness of the dew;"

       "in the end
   I'll be a mere haze
pale green over far fields;"

applause for this 'penning!'

Robert E. Jordan
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since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 posted 2008-03-01 05:09 PM

John,

Ono no Komachi did write some great stuff. White face and all.

Bobby

Huan Yi
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since 2004-10-12

Posts 6688
Waukegan

3 posted 2008-03-01 05:17 PM

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Thank you both,

This is mindful of the legend
of her later years

Sabi . . .

Thanks again,

John

Artic Wind
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since 2007-09-16

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Realm of Supernatural

4 posted 2008-03-01 05:42 PM

Enjoyed the Write!

ARCTIC WIND

Huan Yi
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since 2004-10-12

Posts 6688
Waukegan

5 posted 2008-03-01 05:46 PM

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Isn’t it something though
that a woman who lived in the 8th century
is remembered . . .

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JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2008-03-01 06:10 PM

Wonderful...James

LadyTom
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since 2008-02-29

Posts 353
LA, CA

7 posted 2008-03-01 06:51 PM

enjoyed!!

secondhanddreampoet
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since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

8 posted 2008-03-01 09:36 PM

anyone who has seriously sought and read her work
(even the semi-questionable translations) knows why,
of course!:

“The pine tree by the rock
must have its memories too:
after a thousand years,
see how its branches
lean toward the ground.”

“Seeing the moonlight
spilling through these trees,
my heart fills to the brim
with autumn.”

AND!:

"How invisibly
it changes color
in this world,
the flower
of the human heart."

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

9 posted 2008-03-01 09:55 PM

Nice one, John.
Komachi is a joy to read.

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

10 posted 2008-03-02 03:23 AM

Much enjoyed. poem and comments.
Ida

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