Brown blotches
on shrunken leaves
aged beauty
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Withered stalks
bearing sweet beans
the end is near
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in four seasons
growth, decay, death
our mirror
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‘Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death.’ ~ Japanese Architect, Tadao Ando
In response to Embracing Wabi Sabi an Ontheroad haiku prompt.
©2017 Ontheland
Ontheland 
I love, especially, the last one. “Rustic mirror”–the perfect image. (K)
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Thank you 🙂
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Don’t we all wish to age gracefully…with beauty and sweetness? You cultivated thiswell!
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Thanks Lynn 🙂
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Excellent Reflection, Inspection of Self and Others. 😎😎😎🥀🥀🥀
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The rustic mirror of nature certainly reflects the cyclical tides of our own existence. I noticed you left out one season.
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Thanks for your close reading Olga :)) we have four season words…for this haiku I am pondering three phases (spring and summer being included in growth)…
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Your beans are dying as mine are finally flowering 🙂 I like your take on wabi sabi. The plant kingdom is a wonderful mirror.
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Great to know of this practice, I think we need this badly since this glamorizing all stuff is just killing us .
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Yes Wabi Sabi opens up our ability to appreciate things as they are.
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