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Ryokan
Japanese Poetry

Ryokan – Playing with the Children

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Vanessa Able

Ryokan loved children, and played with them so much that other adults began to question his sanity. He says, 'Even if I were able to say something/how could I explain?' His wholehearted immersion in playful activity is the essence of Ryokan's very particular Zen expression.

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Japanese Poetry, The Masters

Empty Bowl: Two Poems

October 4, 2018December 19, 2019 Vanessa Able

  In the blue sky a winter goose cries. The mountains are bare; nothing but falling leaves. Twilight: returning along the lonely village path Alone, carrying an empty bowl.   Foolish and stubborn - what day can I rest? Lonely and poor, this life. Twilight: I return from the village   - Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831)… Continue reading Empty Bowl: Two Poems

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