Shawn L. Power

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, Final Post, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 1 week, 1 day ago

Cherry blossoms fall

Gracefully twirling

Life ends

This class has been different from almost every other class I have taken in my life. I have never been much of an in class talker, and am still […]

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, Japan is now Japan, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 2 weeks ago

I left my dorm room this after noon and realized how it was beginning to feel a lot like spring.

Gentle sun

snow melting

spring is coming

I still need to upload picture

The period of change under […]

Shawn L. Power commented on the post, Here and Now, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ben I really liked both your poem and the picture you drew. I also really your reference to “sunshine” (real good song) as it illustrated this very old idea from Basho in very modern terms. Good Job

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, We go up to come back down, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 3 weeks ago

This past weekend I exited a friends apartment and saw how beautiful the city looked at night during a light snow.

A light snow

silently falls

in the city

One of the concepts we covered this week, […]

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, Hedonism , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 2 months, 4 weeks ago

I was in Boston on Saturday night when I noticed how nice the street lamps could look at night.

Bright lights

in a row

illuminating life

This past week’s readings and lectures showed us a […]

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, Nothingness? , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months ago

Nothing this week

The idea of nothingness, to be honest, still doesn’t hold much water in my mind. The thought of, “everything is nothing, nothing is everything” (lecture 2/11) is very hard for me to grasp […]

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, The Burning House, on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 1 week ago

by Shawn Power

I was watching the snow fall on Friday evening when I realized how deserted the world looked.

Falling snow

Swirling wind

Seemingly an apocalypse

The component of this week’s […]

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, Buddhism , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 2 weeks ago

by Shawn Power

This past weekend I was in the locker room in between periods with my hockey team when I looked around at my teammates.

Sweat dripping

Labored breathing

One period to play

This […]

Shawn L. Power wrote a new post, Evanescence , on the site Japanese 061: Introduction to Japanese Culture 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shawn Power

Nothing the week

The idea of evanescence and form, or structure, in Japanese culture has been somewhat confusing for me. I guess the only way that I understand the concept is through the […]

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