This place of mine
never is entered by humans
come for conversation,
only by the mute moon’s light shafts
that slip in between the trees.
~ Saigyō Hōshi
(Awesome Nightfall: The Life, Times & Poetry of Saigyō)
place of mine
This place of mine
never is entered by humans
come for conversation,
only by the mute moon’s light shafts
that slip in between the trees.
~ Saigyō Hōshi
(Awesome Nightfall: The Life, Times & Poetry of Saigyō)
Hi,
Very nice. 🙂
Thanks, Mags! 🙂
Yes, speaks to the soul.
One of the blessings of solitude…
Great word picture!
Thanks, Jeff!
Barbara – I received my email notification this morning — WHOOHOO! And what a lovely post it is. “…only by the mute moon’s light shafts.” Beautiful!
Thank you, Laurie. YES!!! I couldn’t wait until I told Tim how clever I was for figuring out a way to get the email notifications to work again. I missed hearing from you!
This is wonderful. 🙂
Thank you, Robin!
Hi Barbara,
I also received the email notice! woohoo from me
I’ve read this several times and the more I read Saigyō Hōshi’s few lines the more I love them. Any idea when he wrote them?
I can only answer with a mute ((( —- )))
Yes!!!
According to Wikipedia he was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He was born in 1118 and died in 1190. A very long time ago…
Time alone with the moon and the trees – bliss.
Beautiful… I can see that moonlight in the words. 🙂
Thank you, Val! Moonlight is a wonderful companion. 🙂