Sublime
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Soon this short verse sprang free from renga and began to articulate aesthetic qualities, such as a sense of beautiful aloneness (sabishisa) and restrained elegance (furyu).
Sam Hamill • The Pocket Haiku (Shambhala Pocket Library)
Perched on the roof’s TV antenna, a single pigeon lent its monotonous cries to the scene.
Jay Rubin • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel (Vintage International)
Reiko moved on to the Beatles, playing “Norwegian Wood”, “Yesterday”, “Michelle”, and “Something”. She sang and played “Here Comes the Sun”, then played “The Fool on the Hill”. I laid seven matches in a row.