Manyoshu
satya - 1/4/2020, 1:47:02 PM
Full text of Manyoshu, internet archive: The Nippon Gakujutsu Shmkdkai Translation of ONE THOUSAND POEMS
satya - 1/4/2020, 1:51:08 PM
51: The gentle winds at Asuka
The gentle winds at Asuka
That fluttered the ladies' sleeves -
Now that the court is far removed,
Those breezes blow in vain.
satya - 1/4/2020, 1:54:52 PM
54 - My Brother
To speed my brother
Parting for Yamato,
In the deep of night I stood
Till wet with the dew of dawn.
The lonely autumn mountains
Are hard to pass over
Even when two go together -
How does my brother cross them all alone!
satya - 1/5/2020, 12:21:02 PM
A mallard at audubon.org
satya - 1/5/2020, 12:21:36 PM
Birdist Rule #79: Think of Something Nice to Say About Mallards
Birdist Rule #79: Think of Something Nice to Say About Mallards
satya - 1/5/2020, 12:25:42 PM
Nocturnal Designs in Japanese Prints
satya - 1/5/2020, 12:31:57 PM
At the Met
satya - 1/5/2020, 12:32:40 PM
Taken from the met link: Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds ca. 1832 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese
Taken from the met link: Mallard Duck and Snow-covered Reeds ca. 1832 Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese
satya - 1/20/2020, 11:44:34 AM
Verse 810 - Of a Son
Deer that seeks the hagi flowers for mate
Brings forth a single fawn, it is told;
My son, single as that fawn, now starts
Upon his travels, grass for pillow;
And I, purified, hang a string of bamboo-rings
And, setting out the sacred wine-jar
Dressed with mulberry cloth.
Implore the gods.
May he of whom I think
Ever travel safe and sound.
Envoy
*****
When hoar-frost falls on the plain
Where the traveler shelters,
Cover my darling with your wings,
O flock of cranes of heaven!
satya - 1/20/2020, 12:01:13 PM
Read about Hagi (Bush Clover) flower at Japan Journal
satya - 1/20/2020, 12:02:13 PM
Deer
satya - 1/20/2020, 12:04:43 PM
Hagi flowers at Shunkoin temple
satya - 1/20/2020, 12:05:09 PM
Hagi bush at TJJ Onine
