Word and Image

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Then from the mountains
where the great lord
a god aloof,
is pleased to wander,
a wind comes blowing,
and as I stand alone,
morning and night,
it turns back my sleeve
and I think how auspicious
is that one word "back"!

Prince Ikusa
The Collection of Myriad Leaves
18th century Japan

Comments

[spikeyboots.livejournal.com]

He looks so young, and sweet! All that blue sky. ;)

[wongkk.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes - for some people it's all in the sleeves! Thanks for the intriguing choice of poem and for using such an up-to-the-minute image. Looks like he's been punching those rocks with his left hand though - such a statuesque face staring monumentally over such earthily damaged knuckles!