Poems | Wabi-Sabi/Zen Terms | Kigo | Additional Nature Terms |
Deep in a ravine, in a tree on the old farm, a single dove sings out, searching for a friend, lonely voice of the evening. —Saigyo ( | Deep; old farm; single; searching; lonely voice; evening | [None] | Ravine; tree; dove |
Whom is it calling in this high mountain village, that lonely cuckoo? When I came here, I came alone, just wanting a life. —Saigyo ( | High mountain village; lonely; alone; “just wanting a life” | Cuckoo [summer] |
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If only people would not come to visit me in lonely mountains where I have built my retreat from the world’s many trials. —Soseki ( | Lonely; retreat; “from the world’s many trials” | [None] | Mountains |