Thoughts exhausted, I return to the woods.

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Thoughts exhausted
I return to the woods.
By a stream winding
through mossy rocks
In the old forest
I too turn
clear and transparent.
Empty of thoughts
Quiet finds me.
- Ryōkan (1758-1831), a Japanese poet and Zen hermit monk. Heron Dance translation.

The Pausing For Beauty Poetry Diary

This beautiful undated diary contains dozens of poems selected to inspire thought about the nature and meaning of life and our connection to the natural world. The poems are accompanied by dozens of Roderick MacIver watercolors, some in full color, some watercolor sketches and delicate washes.

The Poetry Diary contains plenty of room for your journal notes and own poetry.

  • 88 pages in total.

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