Marie Bortolotto 2018


our life in this world -
to what shall I compare it?
it is like a boat
rowing out at break day
leaving not a trace behind

- Somi Mansei C. 720, Japanese Buddhist priest and poet

Marie Bortolotto

Marie Bortolotto

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Marie Bortolotto 

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Marie Bortolotto 2018

when you opened

my letter

were you surprised

my heart

fell out?




the recluse
opens
the door
only for
the cat.

-Michael Windsor McClintock, American Poet 1950 -


how invisibly
it changes colour
in this world,
the flower
of the human heart

-Ono no Komachi, Japanese poet 825 - 900 AD

Marie Bortolotto 2018


Past, present, future: unattainable,
Yet clear as the moteless sky.
Late at night the stool’s cold as iron,
But the moonlit window smells of plum.

- Hakuin,  Japanese Zen Master 1686 - 1768

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Marie Bortolotto 2018

Shall I go
Shall I stay
another day

Haiku by Marie Bortolotto