Dear Roger san and Colin san:

Gekkabijin is also the name of a catus blossom which only blooms for one
day.  It is a beautiful blossom - in the past, quite difficult to
photograph, until time lapse photography was invented. Its a great
celebratory flower, quite exciting in form and beauty. (My Japanese is a
small child.) :)

Arigatogozimase - Deborah

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Arigato Colinsan

But I think that Gekkabijin strictly means *A beautiful person in moonlight*
rather than just *Beauty in moonlight*.   However my japanese is not very
good at all.

Roger.



----- Original Message -----
From: "hui dewar" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: Moon Flowers - Hanamizuki


 > Roger,
 >
 > Gomen nasai, nihongo wakarimasen. So arigato for the translation for the
 > translation.
 >
 > Back to the old aego,
 >
 > Colin
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Roger Collett" <[log in to unmask]>
 > To: <[log in to unmask]>
 > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 5:09 PM
 > Subject: Re: Moon Flowers - Hanamizuki
 >
 >
 > > Hanamizuki = flower water tree - Japanese use this term for dogwood
 > >
 > > Gekkabijin= Beauty in Moonlight
 > >
 > > Roger
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > > ----- Original Message -----
 > > From: "Gary Blankenship" <[log in to unmask]>
 > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
 > > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 4:36 PM
 > > Subject: Re: Moon Flowers - Hanamizuki
 > >
 > >
 > > > a touch of his hand
 > > > the light of his eyes
 > > > Hanamizuki
 > > >
 > > > starry night
 > > > Gekkabijin
 > > > a whole universe
 > > >
 > > > Deborah, good work, but please explain Hanamizuki and Gakkabijin.
 > > >
 > > > I wonder of the use of dogwood in S1 and S2, whether the second might
be
 > > an
 > > > alternative.
 > > >
 > > > A great flower, few sights better than a spring woods with dogwood
and
 > > wild
 > > > rhodies in bloom.
 > > >
 > > > Thanks.
 > > >
 > > > Gary
 > >






Deborah Elizabeth Russell, Artist/Poet

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