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Joys of Japan
A Tribute to Japanese Culture
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Tribute to Gabi Greve
Says Mark:
"When I began studying Buddhist statuary in 1995, Gabi-san was the first to contact me.
She has since become a mentor, advisor, inspiration, and friend.
Blessings to you GABI and gassho from your student."
Look at his video here:
. Mark Schumacher .
Japanese Buddhist Statuary Dictionary
Thank you, Mark, this is such a joy indeed!
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joyful!
the fence's little bamboo
at the peak of youth
don't cry, insects--
lovers part
even among the stars
Kobayashi Issa
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Johnny Baranski
from Hiroshima
to Fukushima
still the joys of japan
this ravaged land
still a joy to behold;
rice wine
sorrow and loss
the joy of Mt. Fuji
always with us
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Mount Fuji
Gillena Cox
Mt Fuji -
old snowy top
a poets muse
Patrick Duffey
a pure stainless shrine
timeless Fuji soars above
bones and defilement
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Patrick Duffey
I
bright summer morning
the musty smell of jinko
still clings to your hair.
though not completely awake
last night rushes back at me
II
Mid July morning
a soft grey mist everywhere
hill and sky obscured
for forty years, behind me
now at sixty, my destination
III
cannot find the moon
yet luminous clouds tell me
that it's still up there
It would seem there're two, moons that is,
one veiled, another in my heart
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Laguna evening
two boys still chilling
before heading home
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Matsushima
- The Matsushima Relief Fund - Kathleen Paul -
Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic
no butterfly's wings
not a breath of breeze-
the touch of snow
Robin D Gill 敬愚
Matsushima ya itsu ka yuku ka to omotta ga
Yuki ni yukanu mo matsu zo Matsushima!
Gillena Cox
oh so gently
she covers all
snow
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cherry blossoms
Angelika Bygott
Joys of Japan
the scent of cherry blossoms
cool Spring day
Robin D Gill
And the sublimity
of floating in the blue sky
above the blossoms.
Bonita Lee Penn
fresh scent of pink blossoms
playful mist embraces tall bamboo grass
tickles awake songs of uguisu
Vasile Moldovan
Looking to Japan
I began to scent the fragrance
of cherry blossoms
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Japanese Pottery
Robert Yellin, yakimono gallery
Gabi Greve
a fine tokkuri
a fine yunomi
a fine sake
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fallen leaves
Patrick Fetu
Ne pleure pas -
Même après le feu ardent
tu as su renaître.
Massih Talebian
This insightful verse reminds me a phrase by Kamo-no-Chomei ( 1154-1216),spiritual master to Basho who after thye Kyoto tornado in 1177 has wriiten in his diaries:
“When dawn arrives they die and as the water bubbles they are born in the evening”
don,t cry,
you are dying with dawn
born with eve
ne pleure pas,
tu meurs d'aube
née avec Eve
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Fred Masarani
an Uptown Sushi bar---
the chef says
he's Chinese
Japan's hand held
device of choice---
is now a Geiger counter
November 2011
11/11/11---
the next time
you'll be dead
November 11, 2011
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haiga by Origa (Olga Hooper)
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Francis Tugayé
Moon at the bedside
of the little girl sleeping
– Hiroshima Bay.
La lune au chevet
de la fillette endormie
– baie d'Hiroshima.
. Calligraphies are HERE .
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Angelo Ancheta
late moon -
kids holding breath
for the punchline
Hideo Suzuki
日暮しの 鳴き声惜しむ 夏去りぬ
buzzing of cicadas
reminds me
of the passing season ...
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José Marins
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Graziella Dupuy
entre ciel et terre
tranquility of the mountain
teintée de silence
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Thomas Carty : Old Woman - Young Child
Hand in hand they walk
Woman, grandchild, together
Past holds tomorrow
. see also : Japan - A Land of Tragedy
Bos Tsip
bonsai...
the intricate twist and bend
of every leaf
Ralf Bröker
watching
an open door to be
opened wider
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Zu Fuss durch Japan / Walking through Japan
Starting from the beginning of August, I will track the whole lenghth of Japan from Hokkaido in the North, along the West coast across the main island Honshu, down to the Southern tip of Kyushu. Within four months, I am planning to cover a distance of more than 2500 km – all on foot.
Join Thomas in his walk !
source : Thomas Köhler
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Elaine Andre
the craftsman remains
through time and skyline changes
he communes with me
(Osaka Castle - Bronze Railing Caps)
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Mar Ordóñez Castro
full of blossoms
another stormy night
made them vanish
after Typhoon Talas, September 04, 2011
Thomas Carty
An old woman's smile
Says "I've seen it before:
Earthquakes and storms
Morning always came: sun rose
We ate, loved, prayed, wept and slept."
life goes on -
cicadas announce
the end of the storm
Gabi Greve
. Typhoon 12 - Talas .
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Jean-Claude 'Bikko' Nonnet
à califourchon
sur une chaise longue
~ triangle d'ombre
astride
on a deck chair
~ triangle shadow
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September 11, 2011
Patrick Fetu
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Lisette Root
the moon softly shines
white chrysanthemums are laid
upon the altar
after ten long years
towers of light climb high
september again
It seems right that two such solemn occasions should fall upon the same day.
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Graziella Dupuy
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cicada chorus -
the silence of meditating
for peace
. Gabi Greve . Diary .
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My Kannon Praying for Peace
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