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Mallard hen shaking wings, pond, Hudson River Esplanade, NYC. | 2007.09.13 12:58:50
Camera: Canon PowerShot A610 | Exp. bias: 0 EV | Focal Length: 29.2mm (=141mm)
Yosano Akiko (1878-1942)
(poems #35 & #36 in sequence from "Tangled Hair")
(tr. by Edwin Cranston, AGP, p.98)
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Listen to the pond splash!
#35
Rain on the lake . . .
Floating leaves, white lotus --
Artist friend,
I'll hold the umbrella for you
Here in our tiny boat.
#36
To that grave countenance
Easily my heart drew near,
As to a dear friend:
The Buddha Vairocana
Among the young leaves of his grove.
 Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
(L #294, September)
 "Have the wild geese crossed –
Did you save the seed to the pond lily?"

Photos: earlywomenmasters.net
Japanese Women's Sounds Poetry | Emily Dickinson's Nature Mysticism