"…Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maple leaves; singing songs, drinking wine, diverting ourselves just floating, floating….refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current; this is what we call the floating world…” Asai Ryoi, in Ukiyo Monogatari (Tales of the Floating World, 1661)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
A Single Shaft Of Sunlight
I woke up this morning to see a single shaft of sunlight slipping through the curtains. It was about the size of a silver dollar and a bright gold spot that lanced through the muted colors of the bedroom. I laid there for a while and watched it trace it's path across the wood of the closet door. It was a very simple thing and a nice way to wake up.
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