Kasen Fair Is Foul


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)

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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