Whoa!

Hmmm...well, my mom just got back from Iceland (where she had a great trip) and apparently there are still some people there who worship the old nordic religion. You know, Odin and Thor and all that stuff. It's hard to immagine how such a religion could survive in today's modern world. But then again, Christianity and Islam are doign pretty well so I guess it isn't so strange after all.
All the same though, I was sure that it was wiped out when the people of Iceland converted to Christianity. I guess not.
Cool, huh.

Some Thoughts on Dragonflies

The dragonfly
cannot come to rest
on the blades of grass
--Basho


Dragonfly on a rock--
absorbed in
a daydream
--Santoka


The comming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly
--Shirao

Dragonflies
quiet their mad darting--
crescent moon
--Kikaku


The dragonfly
has dyed his body
autumn
--Bakusui

Dragonfly caught in
the rain. Come! There are insects
under my awning.
--Myself