गुरुवार, 3 फ़रवरी 2011

blending






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Ryokan's Hut 
located at the present day Gogo-an temple in Niigate prefecture Japan
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Blending with the wind, 
Snow falls; 
Blending with the snow, 
The wind blows. 
By the hearth 
I stretch out my legs, 
Idling my time away 
Confined in this hut. 
Counting the days, 
I find that February, too, 
Has come and gone 
Like a dream.

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~ Ryokan
from Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan
 translated by John Stevens




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