Plum blossoms--
one's nose,
one's heart.
Onitsura
(1660-1738)
From Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter
Translated and Edited by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto
Grove Press, NY
p. 69
Zen Poetry
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Lovely, both picture and poetry. Came here form Dani’s post. Nice to meet you!
Thanks! And nice to meet you too. I’m glad you came to visit.
How very true that these plum blossoms do reach our hearts through our noses before we even see them! Wonderful joy here, Terri!