Once in a lifetime

Ichi-go ichi-e

Islands of far east
Osmosis of my being
My samurai hakama

Turning Japanese
The essence of spirit life
Bamboo filtered light

This is my autumn
Vermillion tangerine
Little hands grasp

Warm colours shared
Of different ocean shores
One love, a journey

Arashiyama bamboo grove, Kyoto, Japan – photography by © #AndreaCConnolly

Japan journey revisited

by andreacconnolly October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

Swirls of waterForever etched in stoneIn the dark deep River finding waysThrough undergroundAncient caverns A timeless worldSlowed down drops downOn shortlived heads Breathing ocean airAeons later in mountainsSteps hearts echo © #AndreaCConnolly5.7.2022 9th anniversaryMarble Arch Cave

by andreacconnolly July 18, 2022

April Dove

Inside tree-ribsTwo rose-wings heaveSoft-felt quiver Curled blush-blueSpurred honey-leavesCream-lemon lantern Floating on eastwindFive-fold cornucopiaRing-dyke columbine © #AndreaCConnolly2.4.2022 #haiku #botaiku #poetry

by andreacconnolly April 2, 2022July 18, 2022

First Blessing

The light of a star
In midwinter
The sound of straw
Under their feet
The warm breaths in the stable
The shimmer of angel wings
In their eyes
They come with empty hands
Open to touch the newborn
They gift their hearts
In this starlit night of wonder
The first blessing
Streams from a manger

#photography by # AndreaCConnolly

(Our Lady of Buda Castle Church / Budapest)