Some words remain longer than their first meanings.
An old expression.
A proverb.
A familiar way of saying something.
They may sound simple at first.
And yet, within a word, there can be a trace of how people once noticed the world, measured distance, offered care, or protected a small piece of wisdom.
This is a place for staying near the quiet texture carried by words.
Essays in Objects
Even a Dog May Meet a Stick
A small proverb, carrying two opposite ways of looking at movement.
Hana no Iro wa
A quiet reading of Ono no Komachi’s waka, where fading blossoms, spring rain, and the passage of time meet within a single phrase.