Oshima Ryota (1718-87) - Iyengar II, Aug 26

From the commentary in this fabulous collection, Japanese Death Poems - Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death, “For a Fraction of a second, the gap between reality and illusion, the eternal and the momentary, closes.” Suits my mood this final week of 15 years studying, teaching at YogaSource…

Moon in the water

somersaults

and streams away.