Saturday Haiku: Moon Rising

moon rising

above the waters ~

spirits rest

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Image: Evening at Miyajima
Artist: Ito Yuhan (1882-1951)
Medium; Woodblock print 

Saturday Haiku: The Torii Gate

ancient boundaries

can make us comfortable

with divine presence

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Image: The "floating" torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima)
Artist: Tsuchiya Kōitsu (1870-1949)
Medium: Japanese Woodblock Print
Date: 1936



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