In a Japanese Garden

by Charmaine Aserappa, Akiko Naomura (Illustrator)

Lovers of Japanese meditation gardens, tea ceremonies, exquisite rice papers, and finely-bound collections of haiku will be charmed by the look and feel of handmade paper in the jacket and endpapers, and the tranquil Eastern sensibility of this beautiful volume in which each exquisite verse and original woodcut expresses a generous thought -- based on the elements of the garden -- for making life more hopeful, beautiful, and productive. Be the wind chime Turn storms into song Be the pebble Let time smooth you

Genres: Poetry

48 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

CHARMAINE ASERAPPA is Communications Officer of a church named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of living creatures and the environment. She has lived in Asia, North America and Europe, and is the author of the international bestseller, In a Japanese Garden (Council Oak Books, 1999).

Charmaine Aserappa is Poetry Ambassador for the Keats Society.

Reviews

[Lucy Eisgruber · Rating 5 out of 5]

love this book and the words from it - good to remember 🦋🦋🦋

[Mandie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite lines:
"Be the butterfly,
Accept the riches of the moment."

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect little book to meditate on.

[Evie · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Be the wind chime.
Let the breeze flow through you.
Turn the storm into song."

I remember buying this at the Cleveland Museum of Art when I was a young teen. The beauty of its prints, the words, it all made me feel peaceful during that time of heinous hormonal chaos. I even remember being made fun of a bit for buying it, but I didn't care. I just reread it now.

Still feels the same.

[Ruhegeist · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful woodcut pictures with equally beautiful insights. A delightful collaboration between a Christian and Buddhist.