on the rocky shore
a summer hat worn aslant --
the edge of a wind
........................................Tateshi
Tsukamoto
........evening primroses
........see us home
........................................Kikuyo
Sugiura
our joy could undo
the intricate net
on a musk-melon
........................................Niji
Fuyuno
........I've turned off
........the cell phone
........................................Yoshiko
Uchiyam
a moon still remains
on the terraced rice field
deep in the mountains
........................................Tateshi
........to keep off wild boars
........palings along the regional road
........................................Kikuyo
served on
an autumnal dish, meringue
beaten white & stiff
........................................Niji
........women in chador
........gathering
........................................Yoshiko
blowing breath
into her well-shaped ear
till it overflows
........................................Kikuyo
........elope committed
........with a cigarette dangling
........................................Yoshiko
Adam, dig!
dig a hole
deep in the ground
........................................Niji
........a serene day courtesy-call
........clear echoes of geta
........................................Niji
to all corners of Edo
a temple bell resonates
a chill enters
........................................Tateshi
........an ape hugs
........an icy moon
........................................Ryu
Yotsuya
a tall sake bottle
left at the front door
with a note
........................................Yoshiko
........Ichiro becomes ichiban
........popularity vote
........................................Kikuyo
ascending a slight slope
there! an altar adorned
with full blossoms
........................................Yoshiko
........a butterfly fluttering
........back and forth
........................................Kikuyo
a young uncle
is being asked
for a balloon
........................................Tateshi
........a postal vehicle
........goes through Belfast
........................................Eiko
Yachimoto
still imprisoned
in her house
a crow caws
........................................Yoshiko
........bonded, hand in hand
........departure of Ohatsu and Tokubei (*)
........................................Niji
wish to be a dewdrop
on a blade of green grass
reflecting you
........................................Niji
........marriage in name only
........the rays from the setting sun
........................................Kikuyo
a name card extended
"violin teacher,
specifically home lessons"
........................................Eiko
........an eggshell
........with freckles
........................................Niji
old as he is
he's had a trouble-free supper
of simple chazuke (*)
........................................Tateshi
........a streetcar in Matsuyama
........restored to original style
........................................Yoshiko
the fullest moon
over an inlet
where small boats moored
........................................Kikuyo
........Indian summer
........carps swarm in a shrine pond
........................................Ryu
Yotsuya
oh, spirit!
your corpse turned
as light as eulalia (*)
........................................Ryu
Yotsuya
........sky-going journey
........no sorrow accompanies
........................................Kikuyo
around a beanstalk
the high voices of
kids playing tag
........................................Eiko
........a cheerful pause of a pencil
........with core and a point
........................................Niji
into donjon
I push through wall after wall
of blossoms
........................................Eiko
........spring passes by
........as he walks in the rain
........................................Kikuyo
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