Word and Image

[karadin.livejournal.com]

In this ever changing world where mountains crumble, rivers change their courses, roads are deserted, rocks are buried, and old trees yield to young shoots, it was nothing short of a miracle that this monument alone had survived the battering of a thousand years to be the living memory of the ancients.
I felt as if I were in the presence of the ancients themselves, and, forgetting all the troubles I had suffered on the road, rejoiced in the utter happiness of this joyful moment, not without tears in my eyes.

Narrow Road to The Deep North - entry 19
The Travel Diary of Poet Basho
1644-1694

Comments

[shinimegami21]

I really like this! The longer poems always catch my attention for some reason lol

Thanks for sharing this! ^^

[lilyginnyblack.livejournal.com]

I really like this poem too! The concept of it is wonderful and it's so beautiful, just like the picture that you chose to go along with it. Thanks for posting and sharing! ^^

[jishcreator.livejournal.com]

I love this. The poem is beautiful and it matches the picture very well. ^^