February 25, 2020

February 23, 2020

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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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February 17, 2020


Marie Bortolotto 2020

"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

Marie Bortolotto 2020

"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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December 20, 2019

Marie Bortolotto 2019

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

- Ryokan, Soto Zen monk 1758 - 1831
























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