Yūgen is a Japanese aesthetic quality that describes profound grace and subtlety. Perhaps this poem best conveys a feeling of yūgen... "To watch the sun sink behind a flower clad hill. To wander on in a huge forest without thought of return. To stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind distant islands. To contemplate the flight of wild geese seen and lost among the clouds. And, subtle shadows of bamboo on bamboo." -Zeami Motokiyo I was inspired for thi