Musings on Mystery Hill
There’s something in the mix
and disarray of stone
that coalesces on
a lifeless hill, this zone
worth scrutinizing twice,
which speaks of sacrifice.
Some early Celtic monk
who wandered mystic seas,
or Amerindian
ascendant, once the freeze
of glacial shock was past—
scenarios are vast.
A DIFFERENT WIND
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In the collection known as the Shin Kokin Wakashū, there is a very old
autumn waka by Fujiwara no Suemichi that seems appropriate for this time of
year: Wh...
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