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Origami: a paper flower folded from paper with skeletons drawn upon | Origami: a paper flower folded from paper with skeletons drawn upon | ||
it. | it. | ||
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===[[On the River]]=== | ===[[On the River]]=== | ||
A paper chain with raindrops painted on one side, water on the other. | A paper chain with raindrops painted on one side, water on the other. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Serpent's Egg]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | A little puzzle out of folded colored paper - an egg with a serpent patterned in maze-like colors, wrapped around it, and a little heart. The puzzle is how to get the heart into the egg. | ||
===[[Travelling with the Butterfly Prince: Part II]]=== | ===[[Travelling with the Butterfly Prince: Part II]]=== | ||
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* Sleight Fight | * Sleight Fight | ||
− | ===Phoenix Hearth=== | + | ===[[Phoenix Hearth]]=== |
;Other people have made prophetic art for him | ;Other people have made prophetic art for him | ||
: a clay figure of a woman riding a horse, a phoenix painted in | : a clay figure of a woman riding a horse, a phoenix painted in | ||
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player carved in ivory, and a wooden netsuke of an octopus. | player carved in ivory, and a wooden netsuke of an octopus. | ||
− | ===The Eighth Name=== | + | ===[[A River Befouled]]=== |
+ | :Redemption blooms as an opening flower | ||
+ | :But bears a single seed alone | ||
+ | |||
+ | (the second half of the poem is torn away) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Compass Rose]]=== | ||
+ | [[Image:propheticflowers.jpg|200px]] | ||
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+ | ===[[Fox in Socks]]=== | ||
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+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Fox-socks-1.jpg|Page 1 | ||
+ | File:Fox-socks-2.jpg|Page 2 | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ===[[The Eighth Name]]=== | ||
[[File:Poem-edit.png|300px]] | [[File:Poem-edit.png|300px]] | ||
− | ===Lifedeath=== | + | ===[[Lifedeath]]=== |
:Lahjen na murkkya hautuak kanssa on totta. | :Lahjen na murkkya hautuak kanssa on totta. | ||
:Ampanen on viholln, mutta ala lo pesa | :Ampanen on viholln, mutta ala lo pesa | ||
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:The split lifedeath united. | :The split lifedeath united. | ||
+ | ==Book Three== | ||
+ | ===[[Whale Hunt]]=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | A watercolor landscape of a seaside. There is a fuzzy, smeary town pictured, with three large docks sticking into the water, and a fuzzy picture of a grey boat docked at one of them. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Opening Cages]]=== | ||
+ | [[File:Bee-rain-sun.png|300px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[The Real Inspector Fu]]=== | ||
+ | :The pellet with the poison | ||
+ | :In the vessel with the pestle | ||
+ | :For the chalice from the palace | ||
+ | :With the brew that is true | ||
+ | :So the potion of emotion | ||
+ | :Aims a sting at the king | ||
+ | :While to spill out the pill | ||
+ | :Turns suspense to offense. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Ancestor Spirit]]=== | ||
+ | :An Offer could be an Opportunity, or make an Enemy | ||
+ | :An enemy could be an opportunity, with an offer | ||
+ | :An enemy's opportunity opportunes enemies in the offing | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Over the Mountains and Through the Woods]]=== | ||
+ | * Might is important, but balance is key. | ||
+ | * A wall in the wilderness tells you there is something behind it. | ||
+ | * Metal carries water, but water rusts metal. | ||
+ | * The journey of a thousand li begins with a single step, if you can but take it. | ||
+ | * It is easier to fool a good man with a bad reason than a bad man with a good reason. | ||
+ | * To spurn a fair fight suggests you wish to cheat | ||
+ | * Watch your step before you become lost, rather than after | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Three Ring Yoshi]]=== | ||
+ | :The hunter may admire the prey; | ||
+ | :the man who would buy the pelt | ||
+ | :sees only the color, not the life. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :The man who sees a paragon | ||
+ | :in one mirror | ||
+ | :will break another mirror | ||
+ | :who shows him a fool | ||
+ | |||
+ | :Every boy counts it a victory | ||
+ | :to stand in the shoes | ||
+ | :of his older brother | ||
+ | :and not fall | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Children of the Bamboo]]=== | ||
+ | :She who owned it knew it not | ||
+ | :She who wished it owned it not | ||
+ | :She who owned it wished it not | ||
+ | |||
+ | :He who found it sought it not | ||
+ | :He who needs it has it not | ||
+ | :He who has it needs it needed | ||
+ | |||
+ | :It was what it is not | ||
+ | :It is not what it may be | ||
[[Category:Poetry]] | [[Category:Poetry]] | ||
[[Category:Prophetic Art]] | [[Category:Prophetic Art]] |
Latest revision as of 14:55, 8 June 2011
Contents |
Book One
The Shadow of the Wall
- Two mice jump and tumble
- Pale as the moon, brown as a leaf
- Yet the same
- Two mice freeze beneath the sky
- Hearts fluttering in terror
- The claws descend
- The memory of light moves away from the shadow
The Providence of Coincidence
- The journey of a thousand li
- Begins with one very bad day
- A handful of stones from the river bed
- Were not born together
- Did not shape each other
- But are placed into the wall together
- To hold back the storm
Ghost Hunters
- Sand stretches in all directions
- Footsteps lead south in dashed lines
- An arrow pointing into the past
- A trail to be followed
The Price of Good Fortune
- The web shivers with dancing strands
- The butterfly struggles and launches free
- Wings sparkling in the sun
- Heavy with the golden prize
- The bird waits, poised
Ship of Gold
- The river runs clean and silver
- The golden ship drifts like a leaf
- The reflection of the ship shines as brightly
- But cannot be touched
Fire and Ice
- Ice which does not melt, but burns
A touch of Winter at the heart of Summer
(this line has a shadow underneath it)- The truth is in the shadow, the action in the light
Whispered Secrets
- A mask is always beautiful
- Smiles with perfect grace
- But shows nothing
- Beneath the mask lies the skin
- Beneath the skin lies the truth
- Beneath the truth
- Lies the secret
Bureaucracy for Beginners
- trouble in the foxruns,
- from both near and afar,
- far
- beyond the watered gate
- blankets covering truth
- or lies soon to be,
- the map reckons secrets,
- and lets the Hunter see.
- near
- royal spire, and golden reach,
- the Marked hand is arrived,
- seeking pawns of one who flits
- to save the lord survived.
- freedom in water, safety in the rain,
- when ink runs down the page,
- the Hunter's sight will strain,
- and the Marked will flee the stage.
Unwelcome Invitation
- A seed sown in the north grows to bear a bitter fruit
- A seed planted by my hand in its shade grows as well
- Corruption seeks to destroy even those not its enemy
- But makes enemies of those it does not destroy
Monarch Butterfly
- Body
- Ravaged by venom,
- Salvaged by love.
- Far travelled, long sought,
- First key is the draught.
- Mind
- Inquisitive and cunning,
- though assaulted by all,
- Memory's salvation
- needs those cross'd the wall.
- Soul
- Peerless connection
- twixt body and mind.
- Off on a journey,
- Its plans to unwind.
- Recover the heart of the
- Butterfly's pawn,
- though spirit and demon
- will fight till the dawn.
Book Two
Death Blossom
Origami: a paper flower folded from paper with skeletons drawn upon it.
On the River
A paper chain with raindrops painted on one side, water on the other.
Serpent's Egg
A little puzzle out of folded colored paper - an egg with a serpent patterned in maze-like colors, wrapped around it, and a little heart. The puzzle is how to get the heart into the egg.
Travelling with the Butterfly Prince: Part II
- Hide Outside
- Tong Throng
- Other Brother
- Fated Hated
- Girl Whirl
- Sleight Fight
Phoenix Hearth
- Other people have made prophetic art for him
- a clay figure of a woman riding a horse, a phoenix painted in
orange, a tiny watercolor of a cherry blossom drifting in mist, a folded paper flower (each petal a different color), a tiny sitar player carved in ivory, and a wooden netsuke of an octopus.
A River Befouled
- Redemption blooms as an opening flower
- But bears a single seed alone
(the second half of the poem is torn away)
Compass Rose
Fox in Socks
The Eighth Name
Lifedeath
- Lahjen na murkkya hautuak kanssa on totta.
- Ampanen on viholln, mutta ala lo pesa
- Jakaa kumalen khydistyi.
- Translation
- A face that has not known joy can only grimace, not smile.
- Even if the wasp is your enemy, do not strike the nest.
- The split lifedeath united.
Book Three
Whale Hunt
A watercolor landscape of a seaside. There is a fuzzy, smeary town pictured, with three large docks sticking into the water, and a fuzzy picture of a grey boat docked at one of them.
Opening Cages
The Real Inspector Fu
- The pellet with the poison
- In the vessel with the pestle
- For the chalice from the palace
- With the brew that is true
- So the potion of emotion
- Aims a sting at the king
- While to spill out the pill
- Turns suspense to offense.
Ancestor Spirit
- An Offer could be an Opportunity, or make an Enemy
- An enemy could be an opportunity, with an offer
- An enemy's opportunity opportunes enemies in the offing
Over the Mountains and Through the Woods
- Might is important, but balance is key.
- A wall in the wilderness tells you there is something behind it.
- Metal carries water, but water rusts metal.
- The journey of a thousand li begins with a single step, if you can but take it.
- It is easier to fool a good man with a bad reason than a bad man with a good reason.
- To spurn a fair fight suggests you wish to cheat
- Watch your step before you become lost, rather than after
Three Ring Yoshi
- The hunter may admire the prey;
- the man who would buy the pelt
- sees only the color, not the life.
- The man who sees a paragon
- in one mirror
- will break another mirror
- who shows him a fool
- Every boy counts it a victory
- to stand in the shoes
- of his older brother
- and not fall
Children of the Bamboo
- She who owned it knew it not
- She who wished it owned it not
- She who owned it wished it not
- He who found it sought it not
- He who needs it has it not
- He who has it needs it needed
- It was what it is not
- It is not what it may be