RULES IN RHYME 



ciple of Heaven or heart centre, to the 

 heart or spirit of man. This part being 

 his governing centre creates his thought 

 actions and forms his principles. So like- 

 wise the central spray in a flower ar- 

 ranging shows by its lines the natural 

 characteristics of the flower or plant used, 

 and controls the shapes of all the other 

 elements of the group. 



, Then follow four poems to the different 

 seasons, and it will be remembered that 

 the season of the year has a great influence 

 over the lines and quantity of flowers used. ) 



SPRING POEM 



Toki wa naru 

 Matsu no mido ti mo 

 Haru kure ba 

 Ima hitoshi wo no 

 Ito masare keri 



Even the pine, an evergreen, which is 

 supposed to be the same all the year 

 through, becomes more energetic and a 



