Monthly Archives: July 2013

Audacity

Posted on July 29, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Wind up birds uncoil songs amongst the locked roads. A face blazes with the audacity of traffic lights changing. Lights flicker of things mother said not to look at that. Smiling Buddhas in a row sit in the great neon … Continue reading →

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Bodhidharma’s Legs

Posted on July 22, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

stars no stars. moon no moon. over cosmic rivers dragon tails bat comets. ~~~ Idle gazing into star rivers Crossed legs lose feeling Across the black azure Dragon tails bat comets ~~~ Idle gazing into black night azure. Legs arranged … Continue reading →

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Folding Mulberries

Posted on July 20, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Forests no forests. Mountains no mountains. Rivers no rivers. In radiant dipper blaze a tiger plumbs azure depths. ~~~ A fly regains balance in prevailing dragon roars. Mulberry clusters are folded by a jade fist. A moths eyebrow arches over … Continue reading →

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Fish Out of Water

Posted on July 19, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Giant Mekong Catfish designed by Mizuno Ken.

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Hakuna Matata

Posted on July 19, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Designed by Seiji Nishikawa.

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Warblings

Posted on July 15, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

ancient forever warblings unwind, and unwind. dust splitters in ten thousand radiant colours. across dragon vast star rivers, the mountains in bright dipper light are still mountains. ~~~ Image found here: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/hiroshige/shrines-in-snowy-mountains I’ve been reading Murakami (he’s the dealer, i’m … Continue reading →

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Make a noise like a dying Giraffe

Posted on July 13, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Designed by Gen Hagiwara. More images here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyraftwanderer/

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The Cat Goes Meow

Posted on July 13, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Designed by Masashi Tanaka. More photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyraftwanderer/

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Purple and Black

Posted on July 9, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

words no poems.poems no words. dream world twisted.smoke plumes black and purple.empty space. emptiness no idleness.idleness no emptiness. ~~~ poems no words.words no poems. red buffalo sends ten thousand things crashing.purple tapir renders it as smoke plumes pink and black.star … Continue reading →

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Idle Willows

Posted on July 5, 2013 by skyraftwanderer

Empty vast heaven yields arced yellow to gleaming beetle horns. Trees topple, and topple. Under the idle willows the resting sage plays with splits of sunlight. Thoughts fritter, and fritter. ~~~ Gleaming beetle horns wrench shining arcs from the vast … Continue reading →

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