There is a cliff inside my head
And day by day a fragment of earth
Seems to crumble off it
-Ishikawa Takuboku, Japanese poet 1886-1912
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"First of all, a poet must be a human being,
Second, he must be a human being,
Third, he must be a human being."
- Ishikawa Takuboku 1886-1912
Japanese poet
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January 21, 2020
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"The world is greater than our words.
To speak of it the mind must bend."
- Wendell Berry
“To the mind that is still,
the whole universe surrenders.”
- Lao Tzu
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January 1, 2020
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December 30, 2019
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December 26, 2019
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December 20, 2019
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Don’t just stand there
with your hair turning grey,
Soon enough the seas will sink your little island. So while there is still the illusion of time set out for another shore. No sense packing a bag. You won’t be able to lift it into your boat. Give away all your collections. Take only new seeds and an old stick. Send out some prayers on the wind before you sail. Don’t be afraid. Someone knows you’re coming. An extra fish has been salted. - Mono (Sono) Santacroce (1928 - 1995)
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November 29, 2019
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what legacy shall I leave behind? flowers in spring cuckoos in summer maple leaves in autumn