Archives for: "Sep 21 2009"
The Holiness of Plants
On the island of Shikoku, near a small Shinto shrine
towers an immense pine tree. Worshipers circle its trunk
with a ring of thick rope; this is sacred ground.
In Thailand Buddhist monks conduct
tree ordinations, wrapping orange
robes around the… more »
Reflections
In July the river ripples alternate violet and green, violet and green tree branches catch the shimmer … more »
Zen Garden at Kokedera
In the year 1339, in the city of Kyoto
Muso Soseki built a waterfall
without a drop of water,
a dry cataract of boulders
tumbling immobile down the hill
these six centuries and more.
Approach with care
here the silence roars.
Everywhere else… more »
The Springs
Pressed hard against jagged craters and
sweeping lava flows of dead volcanoes
frozen to stone eons ago,
the bones of the Roman city lie exposed.
Low stone walls, delicate, orderly
delineate streets and squares, homes and shops.
Here and ther… more »