Wisteria by Lady Ise

My neighbor's wisteria, seen out my back windows this morning.  Thank you Kind Neighbor!

We benefit from the Japanese concept of "borrowed views."

Wisteria by Lady Ise

 

Of wisteria blooms

I caught sight, today, and ever since

As violet

Of the deepest hue, my passion,

Grows ever more profound!

Ise (875 - 938), was a female Japanese poet in the waka style.  

And for the oolong tea lovers reading, see a picture here inside of the famous Wistaria tea house in Taiwan (yes, spelled differently).

Thread of Pearls by Lady Ise

Hanging from the branches

of a green willow tree,

the spring rain

is a

thread of pearls.