Today is the beginning of Carpe Diem Haiku Shikoku Pilgrimage . It will take us along 88 temples on the Isle of Shikoku as we will trod in the footsteps of thousands of O-Henro (pilgrims on Shikoku-route) and Kobo Daishi (774-835).
The first one on the route is Ryozenji Temple, also known as “Vulture Peak” which refers to one of the sermons the Buddha once gave on a mountain with the same name.
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empty temple yard
awaken by silence
a butterfly
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That’s beautiful. Thank you for sharing, blessings and love to you, xoxo
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Reblogged this on John Looks Out On Life and commented:
deafening silence
crashes through the temple yard
a butterfly sleeps
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Fragile as your sweet-spirit..
Love & Light
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WOW! Ese a really nice haiku you have shared here … could have been written by one of the ancient haiku poets. Very nicely done.
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Silence seen as flutterings through the empty yard! Awesome Ese!
Hank
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I take it you are undergoing the challenge of following their footsteps? I am curious if you are walking it…?
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This is a beautiful haiku.
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WOnderful… such nice contrasts here.
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serenely touching haiku, Ese. great start on the pilgrimage.
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