Poetic Sketches
by Marie Bortolotto 2024

I.

children
out for a walk
lots of laughs



II.

the way home
only the traveller
meets children



III.

why does time
seem to fly?
the old woman walks



IV.

what is happiness?
a party of sparrows chitter
in the trees



V.

tired eyes
the traveller's gaze rests upon 
a snowy mountain

and by Basho...

 

 

The moon and sun are travellers through eternity. Even the years wander on.
Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse,
each day is a journey and the journey itself is home.