“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
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Very interesting! Seeing beauty in the imperfection is an amazing feeling.
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Surely is! Thank-you for the thoughtful comment. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing!
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For a minute there, I was reading this as wasabi.
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Ha ha! Very similar. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, Lindy. 🙂
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Just read it again and it resonates within me anew. Hugs ❤️
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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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Touching
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Thank-you, Sandra. 🙂
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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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Thank-you Janice for your thoughtful and uplifting words. ❤
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Wonderful and I love the idea of Wabi sabi 🙂
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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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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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Cheers to you being back to give us inspiration. ❤
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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The black and white fading from color in the photo is a wonderful reflection of your words. (K)
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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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