Like vanishing dew, a passing apparition or the sudden flash
of lightning—already gone—
thus should one regard one's self.

Ikkyu Söjun

#zen
#buddhism
#impermanence

awake
but still clinging
to the dream

#dailyHaiku reposts by Freeman Ng. Today’s haiku was originally posted on Aug 31, 2013.

#daily #haiku #micropoetry

the summer world
floating in the lake
on the waves

– Matsuo Bashō

#Haiku #Basho #MatsuoBasho #summer

mountain temple
deeply staining the rock
cicada’s voice

– Matsuo Bashō

#Haiku #Basho #MatsuoBasho #summer

Looking for
human empathy
–
ever more parched earth

#WorldRefugeeDay #EU
#DailyHaikuPrompt - grazing

Deafened

https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-816a-419d-d9b9-224130813798

Had the sudden urge to try bamboo paper again, and it's beyond a joy. I tend to stick with plain, workhorse materials and let the inspiration come from my hands, but seeing the colour of the (cheap, gluey) ink shift with my movements was like nothing else.

I started by 'testing it out', and 40 minutes later had finished two gifts I'd promised various people months ago, and this one done on a whim for myself.

Bamboo paper is usually treated as cheap practice paper, but for me it's perfect.