Thursday, February 13, 2014

Awed by her splendor

(Red Plum and Moonlight, woodblock print by Utagawa 
Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese artist)

Awed by her splendor 


Awed by her splendor 
stars near the lovely 
moon cover their own
bright faces
when she
is roundest and lights 
earth with her silver

 - Sappho