Mark Murphy – I
Caught by the Ejiri Wind* Part 1
Far from sun and moon
ten thousand leaves whirl away
across the flooded plain
but shrewd man endures
the storms upon the paddy
to sing his windswept prayers.
(*Upon seeing Katsushika Hokusai’s painting, for the first time)
Far from sun and moon
ten thousand leaves whirl away
across the flooded plain
but shrewd man endures
the storms upon the paddy
to sing his windswept prayers.
(*Upon seeing Katsushika Hokusai’s painting, for the first time)
