We are told that about a thousand years ago, the poet Ki no Tsurayuki wrote,
"The poetry of Japan has its roots in the human heart and flourishes in the countless leaves of words. Because human beings possess interests of so many kinds it is in poetry that they give expression to the meditations of their hearts in terms of the sights appearing before their eyes and the sounds coming to their ears. Hearing the warbler sing among the blossoms and the frog in his fresh waters - is there any living being not given to song!"
*Photograph was taken in the Irish springtime. Please feel free to use copyright free for any worthy purpose
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