A Retreat Haiku
Tuesday November 1, 2005

I don’t often write haiku, but here’s one from last week’s retreat:
Bands of sunlight
unfurl across the valley –
sporadic rain.
Photo by Kathy Bishop



I don’t often write haiku, but here’s one from last week’s retreat:
Bands of sunlight
unfurl across the valley –
sporadic rain.
Photo by Kathy Bishop
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Anreal Perception on Buddhist? Buddhish? Non-Buddhist? (27 July 2010)
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New on thinkBuddha: Fifth birthday reflections. http://bit.ly/cfHwnX
Saturday July 31, 2010:
A long night ahead, hard seat to Jinan. China would do better to invest in more ordinary trains, than a few sexy, 2/3 empty bullet trains.
Friday July 30, 2010:
@alexpryce100 Only a paragraph? "Just an ordinary man of the bald Welsh hills / Who pens a few sheep in a gap of cloud..." Magnificent!
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Friday July 30, 2010:
Hubei provincial museum: absolutely excellent collection & friendly staff. Worth the epic journey on the no. 402 bus.
Friday July 30, 2010:
Learned 0 characters on Skritter (now at 2962) in the past 2 weeks; goal was 28. Reviewed 4 items in 3 minutes with 100.0% retention.
Friday July 30, 2010:
First task today: find a way of getting to Jinan without having to court misery. Second task: food in the Daoist veggie restaurant.
Thursday July 29, 2010:
New blog post: In the Mao memorabilia store, and some ancient poems.: A couple of poems, and killing two birds wit... http://bit.ly/cBCNnf
Thursday July 29, 2010:
@Robert_Busby You too?
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Wednesday July 28, 2010:
New blog post: Where do stories come from?: Not in front of the children. http://bit.ly/97jXCj
Wednesday July 28, 2010:
@m_s Back in action at the start of September. A visit to Brum is overdue.
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