“Plum trees blooming near the stream” each spring it seems I shall confuse reflections in the flowing stream with flowers and again I’ll drench my sleeves seeking to pluck those boughs Lady Ise “On seeing the autumn leaves falling near a pond” when the wind blows the falling leaves embroider the limpid waters where even [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Japanese tanka from the Kokinshu (c. 905 AD)
Posted in The Daily Poems, The Reading Journals on October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Seducing the Saint” by Marilyn Nelson
Posted in The Daily Poems, tagged Annunciation, Bonaventure, frescos, Giotto, Immaculate Conception, Marilyn Nelson, St. Francis, The Fields of Praise, Virgin Mary on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
He was so pure he only ate white flowers. Nobody knew what his body smelled like. His lips opened and closed around prayers, his thin skin was a bag for blood and bones and a heart that sang, beating, the glory of God. I went to him once on a morning heavy with rain to [...]
