even as these gulls
each arrow finds its own path
flying through the wind
© G.s.k. ‘15
Today’s thought for meditation on Carpe Diem Shuukan is the following from “the way of the bow” based on the e-book by Paulo Coelho:
[…] When the archer draws the bow-string, he can see the whole world in his bow.
When he follows the flight of the arrow, that world grows closer to him, caresses him and gives him a perfect sense of duty fulfilled.
Each arrow flies differently. You can shoot a thousand arrows and each one will follow a different trajectory: that is the way of the bow. […]
So true, love how you compared this to sea gulls.
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Thanks … as soon as I saw the prompt I thought of this photo .. I’m happy you liked it.
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I love how the very think branches look like hair…so lovely:)
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Thanks .. that caught my attention as well … they seem so much more like hair in the winter rather than the summer. Glad you liked it!
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I did, like les cheveux d’ange
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Very, very cool — another one of your posts that makes me think, “geesh! I wish I’d thought of that!” Beautifully suited to the prompt — BRAVA!
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Thanks .. the gulls came to mind as soon as I saw the post … I’m so glad you liked it 🙂
Now alas, I’ve got to close my notifications and go do some reading .. I have a few posts I want to write but don’t think I’ll have the time so I’ll put them in my dashboard as a draft and hope the muse remembers where I was today … BTW I scheduled BJ to go off at 6:00 … a monotetra … (bet you didn’t you know that tetra in Italian means a dark mood – how four became sadness is beyond me). Later Gater!!
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Later! Have a great one! 😀
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Thanks!
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Gulls as arrows….wow. And how we all go different ways….I like this. it has the quality of those simple wise words of the old ones. I can just hear Basho saying these words….wonderful!
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Thanks very much … this is a lovely comment and encouraging feedback!
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Great imagery there with your words and love the idea with the arrows x
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Thanks Justine!
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Ah, nicely done. 🙂
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