Things That are Near Though Distant

Posted in Splendid things, Things that remain mysterious

Across the street

Sei Shonagon is very brief in her list of ‘Things That are Near Though Distant’. She lists:

  • Paradise
  • The course of a boat
  • Relations between a man and a woman

I’m sure she’d agree with my addition of Rainbows

Across the street to the right – same rainbow