September 21, 2008

Watching the moon


Moon, originally uploaded by Luo Shaoyang.

Watching the moon
at midnight,
solitary, mid-sky,
I knew myself completely,
no part left out.

-Izumi Shikibu [1]


~+~



credit:
[1] http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/S/ShikibuIzumi/Watchingmoon.htm

2 comments:

  1. Peace Afterwind,

    What a beautiful poem and a beautiful photo!

    Allah!

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  2. Thank you brother. Pray for me!

    ReplyDelete

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