Sherry Chandler » This something
This something
In this mortal frame of mine, which is made of a hundred bones and nine orifices, there is something, and this something can be called, for lack of a better name, a windswept spirit, for it is much like thin drapery that is torn and swept away by the slightest stirring of the wind. This something in me took to writing poetry years ago, merely to amuse itself at first, but finally making it its lifelong business.
—Matsuo Basho, late 17th C.
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1. Rosalie replies at 14th January 2008, 2:30 pm :
Sam Hamill’s translation of Basho’s Narrow Road to the Interior is a beautifully crafted blending of poetry, travel diary and spiritual practice. I just reread it during the holidays. Highly recommended. Don’t you have a birthday coming up, Sherry? Maybe you could put it on your short list? — Ro
2. sherry replies at 17th January 2008, 2:52 pm :
Thanks for the recommendation, Rosalie. I really doubt, though, that I’ll ever reach Basho’s level of spirituality. Or Helen’s. My thoughts are of a lower order. Though, as Ritwik Banerjee says, spirituality is rather quite concrete!
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