Reiko Chiba Quotes

#1. Invite Tranquility
The sea,
Something to look at
When we are angry.

Reiko Chiba

#2. The Transitoriness of Life
To what may man's life be compared?
To a boat which rowed away,
Far in the sea, and left no track,
In the morning of the day.
Shami Mansai

Reiko Chiba

#3. Steadfast Seas and MountainsThe lofty mountains and the seas, Being mountains, being seas, Both exist and are real. But frail as flowers are the lives of men, Passing phantoms of this world.

Reiko Chiba

#4. SakeThe jewel which brightly shines at nightIs precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake,Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito

Reiko Chiba

#5. Winter and Summer
While it's summer people say
Winter is the better season.
Such is human reason.
Kamijima Onitsura

Reiko Chiba

#6. An Elegy
A thousand times must we deplore
The lost will never come to life again;
Even as flowing water runs away,
Returning nevermore.
Lady Kanin

Reiko Chiba