thinkALONG! 31 January
- Muskaan Ahuja
- Jan 31, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 31, 2023
A TUESDAY FEATURE
host: Muskaan Ahuja
guest editor: Hifsa Ashraf
GOING FOR A WALK?
“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
I like to walk daily in the evening for an hour and it’s quite soothing to unwind the routine work of a day. During my walk, I let my senses experience something unique or different in nature i.e. an unknown fragrance from somewhere of an unknown flower, a butterfly that crosses my path, a cloud that has a unique shape.
Basho travelled a lot and shared his sense of uniqueness in nature through his poems.
moon and snow
seem to be ignoring each other
end of the year
-- Matsuo Basho
from the plum-scented air
suddenly the sun comes up
on the mountain road
-- Matsuo Basho
What do you notice when you go outdoors/outside? If not, please spare some time, take a walk, and let us know about your unique or different experience of the outer world.
The prompt motivated me to go out for an early morning walk!
#1. 03.02.2023
Revised, thank you muskaan, for your help :)
fractured clouds —
first light clearing path
for the sun
(Feedback welcome)
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Original
dark sky fractured —
a sunlight clearing path
for sunrise
feedback welcomed
#1
sudden downpour
knee-deep in puddles
in wellies
Kanjini Devi
taking the arse end of the bear with me
31/1/23 #1
this foggy evening
amidst vehicle exhaust
the smell of fritters
Feedback welcome
Lovely, Hifsa. Generally it's always recommended to include the translator's name anytime you quote the masters.
No?
Thank you so much for being here through this month.
Much appreciated.