Something about the light As it’s westward retreating Says October is here #haiku

Come autumn Every last crow Seems to know At least one of The four Noble Truths Each caw being a call Of attachment To the pungent scent Of the past prime earth lampoetry.blogspot.com/2015/09/autu...

The cocoons are set Caterpillars are melting Butterflies in waiting #haiku Ware fostering five monarchs this year in a salad bowl on our back porch. What a privilege to be part of their transformation!

A flaming arrow Shot into the heart of darkness Porphyrion! www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/s...

This Black Hole Has a Cosmic Wingspan

Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies.

It’s nighttime forever Forever we sense approaching dawn lampoetry.blogspot.com/2018/04/in-p...

In Praise of What Resembles Life (Wang Anshi)

This thing that’s Not quite itself Today I seem to be A self that has died Today it’s as if I’m full of Potential ...

That is one of the best modern poems of awakening I’ve read. I’ve translated a lot of Buddhistic poems of awakening over the years; this poem holds its own among them. See for example this o e by Jiaoran here: lampoetry.blogspot.com/2020/09/hear...

Hearing the Midnight Bell (JiaoRan)

An ancient temple Atop Cold Mountain A distant bell Borne by a fair breeze The toll lingers The moon drifts through the trees Until the las...

The echo effect Reward almost commensurate With effort expended #haiku#socialmedia

A brief reflection on The linear geometry Of our existence #haiku photo by Masao Yamamoto

Our farm's history: I'm gathering pictures and notes to recall the 1950s and 1960s here. "Savings: A Notebook" is on our website and I'll add entries now and then. A new entry is posted now: "Those Long Days." Hope you'll take a look and thank you. 2WintersWoods.com

A hundred aspects Of the moon’s reflection Inside a rain barrel #haiku