Shallow
Summer
a summer shisan renku
led by Kikuyo Sugiura
May 12, 2002/Atsugi city, Japan
translated from Japanese by AIR members
shallow summer --
a guide map shows a spa
in the mountains
................Tateshi
Tsukamoto
.....followed
down the hall
.....by
the early morning cuckoo
................Kris Kondo
on the north side
a palace guard has just finished
reading waka theory
................Eiko Yachimoto
.....local
sake ordered
.....over
the internet
................Yoshiko Uchiyama
moon boat
the silver waves on
the Sea of Galilee
................Kikuyo Sugiura
.....a
youth Guscobudori*
.....in
the village of wild grapes
................Yoshiko
with a compass point
the word LOVE carved
in the desk
................Kris
.....off
to engagement rites
.....six
eyes beam
................Eiko
in a flash
the tail of the fox
vanished
................Tateshi
.....pulled
back and forth
.....through
the council gate
................Kris
morning rain of petals
a soccer ball
in a refugee camp
.........Eiko
....."Mum,
got'em!"
.....shijimi**clams
gathered
................Yoshiko
*Guscobudori is the
hero of Kenji Miyazawa's story on self-sacrifice.
**shijimi are small black bivalves (a half inch across), mostly living in
freshwater, and very popular in miso soup. They are believed to cure weak
livers.
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