7/31/2005

Stone Garden







enlightenment stones
in the temple garden -
summer heat


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mossy steps
overgrown by time and
loneliness






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岡山県、高梁市、頼久寺
Temple Raikyuu-Ji in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture.

Read more about the Windows in this temple.

Read about the famous garden, designed by Kobori Enshuu

Look at more photos from my temple tour to Takahashi here:
... Takahashi Photo Album



. Rock (iwa) topic for haiku   


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4 comments:

Gabi Greve said...

Gabi: I loved this haiku even before I looked at the picture. The combination of the two is irresistible.
The subtle play of "light" in "enlightenment" and "heat" really resonates.

B.
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A simple and lovely haiku, Gabi. And the pictures are marvelous.

D.
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Gabi,
You always post such wonderful links. The ku here and photographs are excellent!

P.

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Thank you all, my friends, for your kind comments.

GABI
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Anonymous said...

Great photo haiga, Gabi. Thanks for sharing.

Your aesthetic life sure beats mine, even if you do have to wait out typhoons and tsunamis now and again. (We have killer tornadoes in Arkansas, but nothing like the devastating weather related events in Japan.)

J.

Anonymous said...

i enjoyed seeing this photo and the one of the mossy steps.

great haiku, gabi.

B.

Anonymous said...

Gabi
I had a look and like this poem (which I found there):

mossy steps
overgrown by time and
loneliness

Greetings,
A. from Germany