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The Exhilarating Finish of Saigyo
#Saigyō #サイゴー 94 (1979) Yami harete Kokoro no sora ni Sumu tsuki wa Nishi no yamabe ya Chikaku naruran The pure moon Which has cleared...
davidsmith208
Apr 17, 20181 min read
The Exhilarating Finish of Saigyo
#Saigyō #サイゴー 94 (1979) Yami harete Kokoro no sora ni Sumu tsuki wa Nishi no yamabe ya Chikaku naruran The pure moon Which has cleared...
davidsmith208
Apr 17, 20181 min read
Cherry Blossom Season
We did a reading of Saigyo’s poetry to celebrate the season: Saigyo on youtube The Journey Itself Home: Saigyo’s way of Impermanence...
davidsmith208
Apr 16, 20181 min read
The Purpose of Coffee
Poem: A coffee injection Should be for resurrection Use your prop To achieve something Other than photoshop Achievements of the floating...
davidsmith208
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Saigyo Poetry Reading
We read Saigyo to celebrate the cherry blossom season. Reading from A Study of Saigyo with translations of his poems in the Shinkokinsu...
davidsmith208
Apr 15, 20181 min read
of reading the wrong book - poem
Of reading the wrong book You should be afraid Henry David Thoreau says you have no time Except for that which is sublime. How does one...
David Smith
Apr 12, 20181 min read
If only I could be a Gentleman and a Scholar - poem
If only I could be a Gentleman and a Scholar. My thoughts were full of sentiment and hopes and emotion, so my intellect had to step in...
David Smith
Apr 12, 20181 min read
Buddhist mindfulness tastes like vinegar
Buddhist mindfulness tastes like vinegar and while may be good for you Mindlessness Bhakti tastes like Sherry and is sweet with far more...
David Smith
Apr 12, 20181 min read
Saigyo
We found an excellent 12th century Japanese poet who was admired by Basho Uwosh.edu Poetry reading of Saigyo: Saigyo on Youtube
davidsmith208
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Basho Poetry Reading
Matsuo Basho poetry reading from the Narrow Road to the Deep North reading from page 71: the Records of a Travel Worn Satchel...
davidsmith208
Apr 10, 20181 min read
Piano Practice
Rough and barely ready Instead of a seasonal word a wrong note and wrong word Not practiced so much They won’t be stale I never listen to...
David Smith
Apr 10, 20181 min read
The Quotationist Philosopher
The quotation without citation Is abusive, and stolen and constitutes fake news. When I steal an idea at least I admit my crime To steal...
David Smith
Apr 10, 20181 min read
Vaapaaran
Vaapaaran A trader is only as good as his last trade He lets his winnings run and cuts his losses A mystic trader - a vaapaaree...
David Smith
Apr 10, 20181 min read
When I went to writing a poem
When I went to writing the poem It was no longer clear Where they were coming from If I was no longer here It was as if I was on a...
David Smith
Apr 10, 20181 min read
The Flavor of Health
The Flavor of Health I tasted the turmeric tea and thought it strange that I liked the weird flavor of health I reduced the milk with...
davidsmith208
Apr 10, 20181 min read
My Dust and Dusty World
The source of the name of my second poetry book: The Dust of Annihilation I have circled a while with the nine fathers in each heaven,...
David Smith
Apr 9, 20182 min read
At the cross roads
Initially I sat cross-legged then later I began to sit at the cross-roads of his grace. I still don’t know the hour? When his grace will...
David Smith
Apr 9, 20181 min read
Turmeric tastes yucky
Turmeric tastes yucky So I asked the lady and put it in milk Added madras curry & pepper and warmed it just so Now yellow and mellow DS...
davidsmith208
Apr 7, 20181 min read
The Printed Word
The Printed Word What a strange order of events That my poetry had To become physical To sink into my heart. DS poem April 6, 2018...
davidsmith208
Apr 6, 20181 min read
The Earth has music for those who listen
This beautiful quote is oft attributed to Shakespeare or George Santayana, but only recently was it discovered to be written by an...
davidsmith208
Apr 5, 20181 min read
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