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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) ------------- 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