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Japanese Poetry and Jisei, death poems | MEAT
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| | April is National Poetry Month. Waka, or Japanese poetry, flourished in the court culture of the 6th to the 14th century in Japan. One of the well-known waka poets of this period was Ono no Komachi (? ?, c. 825 - c. 900). She was one of the Rokkasen (?, "six poetry immortals) of the...
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Reflections on "Japanese Death Poems," Yoel Hoffman | Trellia's Mirror Book
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| | As Samhain approaches, now seemed like a good time to read and reflect upon this collection of Japanese "death poems," compiled byYoel Hoffman. There's a tradition among Zen Buddhist monks and poets in Japan to compose one final poem during their final hours of life - a jisei, often translated into English as "death poem."...
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The Crash ~ #poetry #RDP | Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos
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| | The table, once filled with abundance Is now empty, things gone, in a flash Stuffed and sated, we must take a nap Caused by that notorious turkey crash Ragtag Daily Prompt - Crash ©2018 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved Photo via Pixabay CC0
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Thief - bushboys world
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| The Ragtag Daily Prompt Wednesday: Thief At my place I have Satin Bowerbirds. They build a bower where the males try to attract a female with decorations. These decorations are mainly things blue. Now-a-days the blue items they gather are mainly plastic. I think some of the pegs may be mine but I have no...