CD 416 Jodo-ji 49

CD 416 Temple 49

kaeru, she is  free

if she wants, can hop away

I think she can go

I would be sad and have to

find another Buddha guide

I think she can go

maybe she will when she wants

when I am ready

I am not ready, heavy

hearted thinking this way now

when I am ready

to completely break my chains

will I be happy

©JP/davh

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)

CD 415 humor

CD 415 Temple 47

when voice will not come

some say there is a frog there

when our windpipes croak

I can only marvel at

the humor - does kaeru too

when our windpipes croak

should we remain still, silent

when nothing is best

©JP/davh

3.6.14

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)

CD 414 Temple 46

CD 414 Joruri-ji Temple 46

alone, together

kaeru and I sit and rest

contemplating spring

contemplating spring

reawakening of life

together, alone

©JP/davh

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)

CD 413 Temple 45

CD-413-iwaya-ji-temple-45

I trim some loose threads

is destruction ever good

kaeru peeks through cloth

high afternoon sun beats strong

flowers wilt, pilgrims seek shade

kaeru peeks through cloth

I offer half a grape with

fruit flies stuck in juice

pilgrims chant, to chase evil

focus on obedience

fruit flies stuck in juice

grapes off the vine - the frog dines,

I drink my green tea

©JP/davh

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)

CD: St. James pilgrimage 80

carpe-diem-80-pilgrimage-to-santiago

The Way of St. James

goals, quests, questions

some do not have clear answers

tadpole becomes frog

natural states evolve; grow

unclear visions diminish

tadpole becomes frog

becomes pilgrim guide, and friend

soothes disruptive dreams

©JP/davh

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)

CD 412 Meiseki-ji Temple 43

Meiseki-ji (temple 43)

CD 412 Temple 43

more stone steps, more chants

comfort the mass of kaeru

reality weighs

empty cups and bowls fill us

with temporary strength; go

reality weighs

nothing - gravity pulls us

as ocean waves rock

the salt of sand may vanish

in lakes and rivers, pure springs

as ocean waves rock

the moon still tugs; seasons shift

more to learn from nought

©JP/davh

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)

CD 411 Ryuko-ji, Temple 41

CD 411 Temple 41

pilgrims soft slippered

feet shuffle on stone stepway

they barely echo

kaeru peeks out of a hole

red gateway in the distance

they barely echo

yesterday’s accomplishments

in the universe

Note:

kaeru = frog, return in Japanese

Also is a lucky symbol and related to travelers

kaeru is my companion guide on this journey

We are both ...female :)