16May09: Jenny Ta

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Journey


A days trek commences at a sacred temple

Clouds overhead, white but ready to rain.

What's in store for us from here?

We traipse along urban sidewalks

clad in white robes and straw hats

wielding sticks and shadowed by chiming bells

Pass farmers tending their fields

Pass a dam and a busy rest center

Monkeys spotted resting by a stream, onlookers excited

A hawk circles overhead, overlooked

Into the forested mountains, along brooks and shallow pools,

scrambling over rocks, hauling our bodies up

Fatigued muscles aching, burning, knees jittering

Refreshing raindrops sneak through the canopy overhead.

Mesmerizing views of the valley below.

Our reward for a days trek?

A quick descent back to yet another sacred place.

Respects paid, prayers left, and we each go our separate ways.

What's in store for us from here?


Written about May 16th, 2009 Nagao-ji to Okubo-ji Henro experience.

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