Snow at Tsukishima by Hasui
snowflake world
never the same
twice
Shir Haberman
Photo by H. Koppdelaney
even lovers
own nothing
but the moment
Judy Robinson
Photo by Cuatrok77
the kitten holds it down
just a moment...
fallen leaf
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue
best,
Don
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4 comments:
Both poems are wonderful by Judy's poem really struck me--although I hate to use a violent image. I love the idea of owning nothing but the moment. This seems antithetical to our usual idea of lovers--they always have each other. Thank you for the poem.
Rehn
Brown truck and driver
stops, leaves Past All Traps for me.
Gratitude traps me.
Rehn:
Cheers ... so glad you enjoyed the poems. Judy's is powerful in its very brevity.
best,
Don
Jonathan ...
Hopefully you'll find the escape hatch within ...
Don
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