Shakespeare, Flores, Nose, Greengrass, D. Horse, Natalia...
July 15 - August 31, 2006
originally composed at Renga World
fair is foul
foul is fair
thunder and
lightning
(Shakespeare)
photo by mandala
darkness on scorched
earth
lindenbaum scents the air
(Flores)
the sun also rises
over the soccer stadium
no roar of the
crowd any more
(Nose)
hero has walked off in
shame
ah where is he heading for?
(Greengrass)
a
caravan fades away
toward the moonlit desert
lingering camel bells
(D.horse)
just one fish on the bottom
looks
up at the autumn rain
(Natalia)
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hillside foliage
turned
to red and yellow patch
mom's quilt remains
unfinished
(nose)
how to untangle the threads
Rice jumps in the boiling
pot
(flores)
smoke of shish-kebab
overcast by gun
smoke
cross fire on the grill
(horse)
survival of
the fastest
deadly law of the wild
west
(greengrass)
two horsemen hurry along
for hot
meal and bath
lights of town dim in the blizzard
(nose)
to kiss and wake her up
he knocks on the back door
(flores)
you’ve gone this morning
my heart hasn’t
been quite right since
a draft in harem
(greengrass)
a young lady cleans up wilted
flowers
of the soldiers' graveyard
(d.horse)
moon
was bloody red
in hazy Vietnam’s quagmire
still their
nightmare
(flores)
here passing a parade
float
full load of pumpkin masks
(nose)
which is the
witch
which flies on the broom
in a
typhoon?
(greengrass)
let's go hiking tomorrow
I'll
make turkey sandwiches
(d.horse)
ナオ
you are on the
right
a basket on the left
a cranberry
hill
(flores)
far away down on a bay
sails swell in
the sunset
(greengrass)
ladies dressed elegantly
swoop
down on games
Gucci's bargain sale
(d.horse)
goodbye earthiness
el condor pasa
(flores)
ding-dong of the temple bells
moon light
through cottage windows
vague memories of my
home
(nose)
wide awake through a long night
a
lonely wandering poet
(greengrass)
from the alpine
pasture
countless sheep rush driven down
snow clouds coming
fast
(d.horse)
hi dear sit down to table
rack of
lamb is sizzling
(flores)
finally fizzled out
my
juvenile crush on her
alas fifty years
(d.horse)
old
memories never die
neither do they fade
away
(greengrass)
the moon shines a light on
an empty
airstrip
last homebound plane just took off
(nose)
sending them off to safety
good guy of
Casablanca
(flores)
ナウ
so time goes by
to the age
of chivalry
offer flowers
(greengrass)
if fine,
pleasure of gardening
if rain, pleasure of reading
(d.horse)
days of wine and roses
morning comes
evening comes
with bottles scattered
(flores)
sober
enough to feel
the breeze of early spring
(nose)
the
sunshine sparkling
the fresh black soil smelling
a thaw has set
in
(greengrass)
morning haze has cleared off
fresh
green is a magic force
(mandala)
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