Marshall Moutenot

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, Western influence , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 1 week ago

Exploring the Mystic Lakes at high velocity with a friend clinging to my back.

Snow banks
Turn to puddles
Winter’s passing

The move above the line this week left me disappointed. (Lecture 3/6) I feel so […]

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, Here and Now, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Standing on a dock in Cape Cod after midnight, illuminated only by the moon.

Moonlit trees
dance in the water
silence

I welcome the arrival of warmth with an unmatched enthusiasm this year. The beautiful […]

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, Hedonism, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

A year of planning, emails, and meetings finally came to fruition this weekend at the Tufts Hackathon.

A thousand moving pieces
the floating snowflakes
never colliding

I failed miserably at being […]

Marshall Moutenot commented on the post, Nothingness?, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 4 weeks ago

I too am struggling a bit with the concept of nothingness. Merton helped me a bit when he spoke about nothingness/zero “not [as] a mathematical symbol. It is the infinite—a storehouse or womb (Garbha) of all […]

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, Empty, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Walking home late at night emotionally tattered by an emergence of a past relationship and stood up by a friend who offered comfort.

frozen flesh
the long walk home
alone

Very numb this week. I think the […]

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, As I Crossed a Drift of Snow, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 1 week ago

In a house with friends during the blizzard, gathered around a few musical acts.

Candlelit bodies
Acoustic harmonies
are all we need to keep warm

We began this week by talking about Japanese lyricism. The idea […]

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, Week 2, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Waiting in the aftermath of my first and last Winter Bash and losing faith in humanity.

Huddled bodies
hoping to get home
embracing but not in love
like tightly packed snow

Evanescence is still the focus of […]

Marshall Moutenot wrote a new post, Week 1, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 3 weeks ago

I was riding my motorcycle around Mystic Lake when I pulled over for a moment to admire the sunset’s reflection on the lake’s ice.

Frozen lake
Engine cools
A moment of rest

A cursory glance of the syllabus […]

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