Japanese Zen Garden

By memphis

Sat, 04 Jul 2026
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    Japanese Zen Garden
 
I created this garden for you. 
With silent winds and a still heart.
Where radiance unfolds its fragrance,
filled with a sweet nosegay,
I offer you Egyoko-bowls of blessing,
Jewels of wisdom.
 
As we listen to the koto zither,
Plucks its strings, echoing through
through Bonsai trees, 
We feel Fuubutsushi takes hold:
The atmosphere is filled with objects
For your delight while reading haiku.
 
This invitation is my request to you:
whisper of the lotus, a moonlit pagoda,
Bamboo shades beside flowering sakura.
Cherry blossoms echoing the Jade River
Of ancestral tradition.
 
While we sit in a kanen moment
under the glowing moon,
The light reflects off a mediating 
Samurai statue.
Surrounded by karesansui, the day
landscape that prompts Shizuka,
A quiet calmness.
 
A still circle resets upon the pond,
And koto tones sing behind the 
Wind chimes in the yoake no shijima-
The profound quiet of daybreak-
at the end of the unfolding night
In absolute stillness.
 
Here, in Kokoro no Niwa-
the garden of the heart, my soul
amongst the forgotten notes,
We share Haru no Neiro:
The melody of spring.
 
 
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