For you who
rarely visit,
though you have already arrived,
may the early evening storm
not blow so hard!
~ Ryokan
from Sky Above, Great Wind
by Kazuaki Tanahashi
photo by Wolverson Photography
The wine of life is oozing drop by drop,
The leaves of life are falling one by one.
~ Omar Khayyam
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Happy are those who know:
Behind all words, the Unsayable stands;
And from that source alone, the Infinite
Crosses over to gladness, and us -
Free of our bridges
Built with the stone of distinctions;
So that always, within each delight,
We gaze at what is purely single and joined.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke