Effusion
Faith is but a sail
boat drifting in a river
on this certain morning
underneath a navy
firmament enlightened
by a nuclear
reaction that consigns
four million tons of awe
towards otherness per second.
~Son Rivers 2006
A PASSING MOMENT
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This is my rather loose translation of a hokku by Ōemaru, who lived into
the first five years of the 19th century. For a moment,Autumn seen on the
hillsAt ...
2 days ago
1 comment:
I do so like these poems. Keep 'em coming.
~b
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