Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Myoshinji (妙心寺): notes and impressions







Monks in indigo-dyed samue, wooden geta stone-clacking.  Smell of burning wood.  Temple as black as fire.  Gardeners busy, winter repairs ahead of the sakura.  First signs of spring.  Children innocently ignorant, their playground has 600 years of history.  Silver-gray skies.  Coats unbuttoned.  My paintings are here.

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