Tag Archives: Ryokan

In the Company of Solitude, Vol. 3

Posted on January 18, 2024 by John Biscello

This volume features shrines and cemeteries, and a visit to Ryokan’s hut.

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Pilgrimage

Posted on August 26, 2023 by John Biscello

From the series, Japan Poems. Rainy Wednesday, visiting Ryokan’s hut— No one there, frog jumped.

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In Praise of Ryokan

Posted on August 15, 2019 by John Biscello

The moon, melting liquid frost onto my window, slips through my fingers, as I recall that legendary jewel thief who once pulled off an impossible heist, which, to this day, the right kind of fools, lovers and lunatics, constellate their … Continue reading →

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Ryokan Was Here

Posted on May 24, 2019 by John Biscello

Is it lonely, hmmm? Single tree fondled by the moist fingers of mist.    

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Love Story

Posted on October 17, 2017 by John Biscello

Misty wandering, the lonely monk meets a tree– bowing, they shed tears.

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