On The Road Tanka: Embracing Wabi-Sabi

Posted on 2017-09-30 by Olga

“Wabi-sabi is an intuitive appreciation of a transient beauty in the physical world that reflects the irreversible flow of life in the spiritual world. It is an understated beauty that exists in the modest, rustic, imperfect and even decayed, an aesthetic sensibility that finds a melancholic beauty in the impermanence of all things.” Andrew Juniper

Wrinkles holding hands

With passing seasons of life

Remnants of beauty

Captured still with loving eye

Gracing moments of wonder

Suzanne’s Challenge

About Olga

I have always had an affinity for artistic endeavors and the beauties of nature. The power of the word combined with photography have become my creative spark.

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20 Responses to On The Road Tanka: Embracing Wabi-Sabi

ultimatetravel8 says:

2017-09-30 at 3:04 pm

Very interesting! Seeing beauty in the imperfection is an amazing feeling.

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-09-30 at 3:49 pm
  
  Surely is! Thank-you for the thoughtful comment. 🙂
  
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  - ultimatetravel8 says:
    
    2017-09-30 at 3:51 pm
    
    Thank you for sharing!
    
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Marissa Bergen says:

2017-09-30 at 6:42 pm

For a minute there, I was reading this as wasabi.

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-09-30 at 6:59 pm
  
  Ha ha! Very similar. 🙂
  
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Lindy Le Coq says:

2017-10-01 at 12:24 am

Beautiful!

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-10-01 at 11:08 am
  
  Thanks, Lindy. 🙂
  
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  - Lindy Le Coq says:
    
    2017-10-05 at 6:50 pm
    
    Just read it again and it resonates within me anew. Hugs ❤️
    
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    - Olga says:
      
      2017-10-05 at 7:18 pm
      
      Sometimes my poetry has different layers to it. My muse amazes me. I just did a reread also and thought, did I write that. Ha ha! 🙂
      
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Wild Daffodil says:

2017-10-01 at 2:40 am

Touching

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-10-01 at 11:10 am
  
  Thank-you, Sandra. 🙂
  
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Janice says:

2017-10-01 at 9:00 am

Beautiful tanka Olga … hands say so much. I also find both of your photos very compelling. I like how each item in the post (photos, quote, poem) are distinct yet fit together.

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-10-01 at 11:27 am
  
  Thank-you Janice for your thoughtful and uplifting words. ❤
  
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mukhamani says:

2017-10-01 at 10:40 am

Wonderful and I love the idea of Wabi sabi 🙂

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-10-01 at 11:29 am
  
  I’ve already experienced the idea through photography, finding beauty in the mundane, but didn’t have a name for it until now. 🙂
  
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Suzanne says:

2017-10-01 at 6:01 pm

That’s beautiful. Your tanka really captures the spirit of wabi sabi. Thank you very much for linking to On the Road. – Cheers – Suzanne

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-10-01 at 6:11 pm
  
  Cheers to you being back to give us inspiration. ❤
  
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  - Suzanne says:
    
    2017-10-01 at 6:13 pm
    
    You’re welcome. 🙂
    
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memadtwo says:

2017-10-02 at 7:19 am

The black and white fading from color in the photo is a wonderful reflection of your words. (K)

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- Olga says:
  
  2017-10-02 at 8:16 am
  
  Thank-you, Kerfe. When I edit a photo, I always try to synchronize it somehow with the feelings flowing from the words. 🙂
  
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