DAILY PHOTO: Clouds & Mountain, Mt. Shani

Golden Hour [Haiku]

sunup hour:
yellow blossoms turn gold;
one flutters to earth.

DAILY PHOTO: Haghartsin Monastery

Autumn Night [Haiku]

dry leaves skitter
past the temple censer,
colored by lantern.

DAILY PHOTO: Cemetery Angels

“Circular Portrait” by Ikkyū [w/ Audio]

The monk’s entire body is present
in this great circle.
Xutang’s true face and eye
emerge from it.
The blind singer’s love song delights
flowers for ten thousand springs.

Translation by Kazuaki Tanahashi and David Schneider in Essential Zen (1994) HarperSanFrancisco.

DAILY PHOTO: Green & Snowcapped Mountains

PROMPT: Grow

What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

The ones that involved repeated non-catastrophic failures (e.g. martial arts practice.)

Also, the ones that confronted fears (e.g. open sea swimming.)

Spring [Haiku]

Spring greenery
catches sunlight;
tiny birds chitter.