Thursday, September 9, 2010

The Holy Flute

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The temple seashore
 incoming rollers
flow in time
to the holy flute


Buson









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32 comments:

  1. delwyn, on my trip to canada's east coast this summer, i discovered that the richest and simplest songs are sung by the waves. thankyou for these lovely pictures. steven

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  2. The holy flute, what a beautiful line!
    I love the sound of the rolling waves so much.
    This W.B Yeats poem, the Lake Isle of Innisfree, I know it by heart:
    ...for always, night and day, I hear lake water lapping
    with low sounds by the shore,
    while I stand on the roadway
    or on the pavements grey,
    I hear it in the deep heart`s core.

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  3. Hi Steven
    It must be a primordial womb tune do you think...

    Happy days

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  4. Thank you Angela, that is a great excerpt that I can relate to. I'll keep it safely for future reference.

    Happy days

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  5. Rhythmical sounds, of any kind, are soothing. At the moment I can hear two ticking clocks, but I would much prefer the sound of waves!

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  6. I don't think there's a melodic sound more beautiful or soothing than that of waves rolling ashore. The Holy Flute is perfect, absolutely perfect! And your photos are incredible! Thank you!

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  7. Hi Kitty
    we have Buson to thank for that beautifully descriptive phrase...

    Happy days

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  8. Hi Wanda

    My parents home is full of ticking clocks and that metronomic song always makes me feel like I am in the space called home, but it also makes me feel harried... a strange dichotomy...

    Happy days

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  9. What a beautiful haiku to go with the pictures

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  10. wonderful photos. I especially like the first one.

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  11. Beautiful photos. It is always so refreshing to be by the water & hear the waves crashing.

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  12. The sea is patient, and sings to us, even when we are too busy to listen.

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  13. The poem points to the sacred in Nature. Your photos of a roiling and a calm sea give us the cadence to Nature's song. Hope you are well, Delwyn.

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  14. love the word temple in this little haiku-- are you back on Kauai? I received your latest wonderful letter which I plan to post soon.. have one almost ready to be sent off- I am a bit slow :-)

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  15. Beautiful photos coupled with an equally beautiful and moving haiku. Thanks for this spare but lovely posting, Delwyn.

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  16. This flutist thanks you





    Warm Aloha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral

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  17. Hi!
    I like your poems and your photos.
    P.S Thanks for joining my blog and your kind comment.
    Regards

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  18. I've always likened wave action to the heartbeat of God. It always draws me closer, no matter at what ocean edge I stand. Your photos are so lovely.

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  19. Just found your blog--lovely pictures and words!

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  20. oh i wish i wish i could hear the holy flute

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  21. Hi all

    thanks for your visit and appreciating the holy flute with me. Gratitude is one of the most powerful emotions...It takes us from a world of 'have nots' to a world of 'haves' and fills us with renewed energy.

    Happy days

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  22. Those are beautiful landscape photos.

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  23. Great photo and haiku.
    In the evening of Sep 22, you can see Meigetsu (full moon).

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  24. thank you roughterrain crane

    I have noted Sep 22, Meigetsu

    Happy days

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  25. What a beautiful trio. I'd love to take a walk on that beach.

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  26. if a person looses his eyes tomorrow, what will be the last thing u showed him?
    if a person looses his hearing tomorrow, what will be the last thing for him to hear?

    your haiku and photos have answered these questions for me. thanks, delwyn.

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  27. Un petit bonjour de Lausanne en Suisse.

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  29. Stunning photos. I adore it.
    Beautiful places to visit.

    Thanks for sharing this to us.


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