Quotes from Reiko Chiba

Steadfast Seas and MountainsThe lofty mountains and the seas, Being mountains, being seas, Both exist and are real. But frail as flowers are the lives of men, Passing phantoms of this world.

Invite Tranquility The sea,-- Something to look at When we are angry.

Steadfast Seas and Mountains The lofty mountains and the seas, Being mountains, being seas, Both exist and are real. But frail as flowers are the lives of men, Passing phantoms of this world.

Winter and Summer While it's summer people say Winter is the better season. Such is human reason. Kamijima Onitsura

Sake The jewel which brightly shines at night Is precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake, Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito

An Elegy A thousand times must we deplore The lost will never come to life again; Even as flowing water runs away, Returning nevermore. Lady Kanin

The Transitoriness of Life To what may man's life be compared? To a boat which rowed away, Far in the sea, and left no track, In the morning of the day. Shami Mansai