“What a strange thing! to be alive beneath cherry blossoms.” Kobayashi Issa, Poems Kobayashi Issa speaks of the beauty of life and the fragility of existence. The brevity of life and the transient beauty of cherry blossoms compels us to reflect on the briefness of a human life. There is a subtle call to action,Continue reading “Spring Under the Cherry Blossoms”
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Cherry Blossoms Welcome April
“Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.” Matsuo Bashō The cherry blossoms grace our lane ways and gardens, welcoming April, the month that was, in ancient Rome, sacred to Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. April is the month that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, WilliamContinue reading “Cherry Blossoms Welcome April”
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