Mini tomatoes, Fearless

Paul Allitt, Kettle's yard  2011

Fearless

_______

Late morning. 

The welcome sound of birds. 

The smell of freshly mown grass.

Cosy light flowing leisurely.

Freshly washed mini tomatoes.

All round, round.

Gliding drop by drop. 

Sparkling freshness.   

Send.  

Light sweat trickling down.

In between spring and summer.

Send. 

Thoughts, 
 feelings.  

No name, no notion. 

 No coming, no going.  

Fearless in whatever we do.

The hearts wide open.

The shoulders comfortably lowered.  

A twinkling face.

Consistent

Taro Tabuchi, Flower leaf B  花入B    2011

Clear hands

gently on the heart.

One acacia flower seed

flies, flies and becomes the sky.

A thread of soft wind

flows, flows and becomes air.   

Naturally.

Comfortably.

Soil, water, air, light, wood, fire, people

The deepening night.

The brightening dawn.

Breath,

scent,

the touch

seeping in slowly.

One consistent mind only.  

The mind that is

unwavering,

unshakable.

Unmoved by both criticism and praise.

The mind that

sees.

Things as they are. 

Comfortably.

Naturally. 

François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton transhumant   1988 

Beautiful, Chihayafuru

Lee Ufan, La peinture ensevelie...  2013

Shining with

Chihayafuru

_______


 Beautiful 

Ah, ah, thank you.

The world is truly filled with 
beautiful people, beautiful minds. 

Every moment of meeting with them... 

how precious it is...   

Thank you.

Chihayafuru, a beautiful story   

unfolding with the poems which are 1000 years old. 

Touching.

Tears.

Warmth spreading softly.

3 o’clock in the afternoon.

Light, moist rain falling.

The white light from street lamps coming on one by one.  

Clear and transparent light, dark green.

Cool grey stones becoming deepened.

Full of calm freshness by their being together.      

The landscape of the story

unrolling before my eyes.

Ah,

Stay still

in the shade 

that clouds and rain make.  

The sky spreading out wide and wide. 

A cool breeze coming in quietly.  

Yuki Suetsugu, Chihayafuru ちはやふる  2011