"Fu. Happiness. The left side means a revelation from heaven and it is used in all words with abstract meanings. The right side shows the word for 'beans' on the top and 'fields' on the bottom; when the beans are harvested, people are happy." – Ming-Dao, from Everyday Tao








Ridges of frost now line the grass along the Yahara River
old familiar oaks ancestors to Lake Monona
reach leafless under bridge where wintering ducks plunge
This evening I take my run west with the departing sun