"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

25 May 2016

Quietly.

Obata, Mt. Fuji and Ashinoko Lake from Motohakone (detail), 1953


When all thoughts
Are exhausted
I slip into the woods
And gather
A pile of shepherd’s purse.


Like the little stream
Making its way
Through the mossy crevices
I, too, quietly
Turn clear and transparent.

Ryokan

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