Although difficult to read under certain lighting conditions, or
because of boulder texture and height above the ground (some are a bit
low; some are a bit high), still it is nice to discover the verses here
and there in and around the Japanese garden. One of the webpages
describes the 2015 project with the artist who selected the translations
and hand-carved the rocky material to leave a lasting message to
visitors now and for many generations from now.
https://www.meijergardens.org/explore/for-the-garden/
This webpage also gives a link to a
PDF of individual photos of the poem carvings.
Here is a photo of the bronze list of poets and their translators.
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| click image for full-size view of poem sources in the Japanese-size garden |
