We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves.N. Scott Momaday
“The morning glory has taken my well bucket — I must ask the neighbors for water.”
Poet · 1703 – 1775
Chiyo-ni was a Japanese haiku poet of the Edo period, one of the most celebrated women in the form. Her famous morning-glory haiku — giving up her well water rather than harm the vine — is known throughout Japan.
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