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82Kaede: The Japanese Maple Tree
The Japanese maple tree is famous worldwide for its beauty and elegance. In Japan itself, the maple tree - or kaede - is one of the nation's most famous trees, especially during fall. This tree has a significance attached to it that goes a little bit beyond aesthetic beauty, and this significance is something not a lot of Westerners are aware of. This hub explores the meaning of the Japanese maple tree to the Japanese people and its place in Japanese society and culture.
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59Thirty-Six Years: Tanka
Thirty-Six Years Tanka by Dr. Darryl Winer Thirty-six years ere Standing in the synagogue The love of my life And I took genuine vows Then, glass crushed under my foot Plentiful glass shards As foretold and heralded ...
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77Facts of Japan - Poetry
It was during the Tang Dynasty, the poets from Japan encountered the poems from Chinese. It really took the Japanese poets many years to form and cultivate Japanese poetry with its own style. It is to be noted...
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72The Manyoshu - Japan's greatest poems
The Manyoshu, loosely translated as "collection of ten-thousand leaves," is Japan's most famous compilation of poems. Although the title might imply that there are ten-thousand poems in the collection (if the "leaves" are to be taken as poems),...
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89Native American Gods and Goddesses
If you're yearning to learn about the Native American gods and goddesses, you've come to the right place. While this article will not identify every single Native American god, it will introduce to you some of the most well-known Native American gods and goddesses. This is the basics of the Native American gods and goddesses.
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73Plumbing and poetry
As I sit here thinking about the upcoming storm and my lack of ability to concentrate on designing a decent plumbing hub, I read a small Haiku - and voila - I felt that this was the ideal way to pass a little time while creating a hub that 'barely'...
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62Dialogic Love
My sister, Christine Neumann, created this ink-blot. Click to enlarge. Dialogic Love Without an ego, How could something empathize With a sentient? Objects aren’t self-aware; they ...
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62Black Holes Bring Us Together
Fotosearch.com is royalty free. Check them out sometime. Black Holes Bring Us Together Drowsy and alert, I stumble upon your glow, Like a booby trap, The future’s woes melt away, ...
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74Rights of Passage: An Ecological Tanka Poem
The tanka comes from the classical poetic traditions of Japan. It divides thirty-one syllables over just five lines. Featured is an ecological tanka about animal crossings over busy roads near booming developments.
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