October 1, 2024

Short Verses

1/

Reflecting on this fleeting
world
makes me sad --
like rain from the sky
my tears falling

2/

How enviable
true to their hearts
they bloom
such fleetingly, gracefully
falling cherry blossoms


~ Rengetsu, Japanese Artist, Poet, Nun (1791 - 1875)

Art by Marie Bortolotto

 

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