Iridescence

Leaf 320 – Art Inspired

 

Hasegawa Senzan - Iris and Dragon Fly

This poem was in part inspired by Hasegawa Senzan’s painting, ‘Iris and Dragon Fly’ (19th Century), but also by visits to the well-known Iris beds at Koishikawa Korakuen and Meiji-jingu, both in Tokyo.

 

 

Iridescence

alighting

on a blue iris.

 

 

 

Kawase Hasui - Irises at Meiji-jingu (1951)