I don’t tell the murky world
to turn pure.
I purify myself
and check my reflection
in the water of the valley brook.

Ryoken, 1758–1831, Zen monk and poet

FOUNTAIN POOL, TREASURY GARDENS, MELBOURNE

The small cascade of water pouring over some large rocks is beside/behind the tree in the middle of the following photo made in the Treasury Gardens on the eastern perimeter of Melbourne’s CBD (Central Business District).

6th April 2011