...(first folio)
Shiretoko*—
laser auroras
heralding spring
Kikuyo Sugiura
..at times avalanches
..o'er the volcanoes
Tateshi Tsukamoto
survived
a leader-student will make
mighty man
Eiko Yachimoto
...(second folio)
....asleep in the plane
....a teddy bear in his arms
Yoshiko Uchiyama
after-images
of an acetylene lamp
and a summer moon
Hiroshi Tamura
....the first love reflected
....old man sees the mirror
Tateshi
...(third folio)
combing the knot
of Samurai, slender hands of
an actress
Eiko
.....twilight rivers
.....carrying bon-souls
Yoshiko
one turned right
then all to the right
a swarm of dragonflies
Tateshi
...(fourth folio)
....a line up
....of designed ekiben*
Eiko
sake-brewers
arrive in their happi*
of glorious blossoms
Yoshiko
....bagpipe music fades
....on the outskirts of town
Kris Kondo
footnotes:
* Shiretoko is the name of a peninsula in the east end of Hokkaido,
almost equivalent to Lands' End.
* ekiben is a lunch box with local ingredients wrapped in a designed
package and is sold in most major stations of Japanese railway.
* happi is a half-kimono-length light-coat with vivid color and design
worn on special occasions to enhance a group spirit.
*sake brewers arrive is a winter kigo.
Read the Commentary on
Shisan: Laser Auroras by Conrad Didiodato
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