by Mandala, D. Horse, Tina and Anne
28 January -17 June 2008
striking 2008
the golden bell opens
a new horizon
(Mandala)
Mandala
it also tolls for
the old man and the sea
(D. Horse)
a shabby cat
strayed into
a rainy alley
(Tina)
tiger beer?
a big smile at the bar
(Anne)
noise of garbage trucks
hubbub at a newsstand
moon hangs hazily
(d.horse)
crowd jostle for home
the spring festival
(mandala)
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daffodils in a row
nodding each other
like freshmen at college
(anne)
Mandala
who plays the shamisen ?
(tina)
at the great gate
thus wooed the girl
Zarathustra
(mandala)
wake up, my friend
you were in a deep dream
(d.horse)
for the Pluto
the last space shuttle's
already taken off
(tina)
pomegranate sweet
in the moonlight
(anne)
red and yellow leaves
underneath were people
carrying all black backpacks
(d.horse)
here comes a wild boar
straight down a single path
(mandala)
seven-branch-sword
given by damsel
as a token of love
(anne)
National Treasure (Nara National Mueum)
unexpectedly huge bird
reflected in the mirror
(tina)
hawks and doves
all forget to fight
the cherry blossoms
(mandala)
war-battered hometown, alack
ruined castle in deep weeds
(Tu Fu / d.horse)
二オ
roaring
a farm tractor
approaching
(tina)
Mandala
shampooed and permed
wife is ready to go out
(anne)
no places to visit
no friends to call
a blissful afternoon nap
(d.horse)
who shout for freedom
from jails in Tibet?
(mandala)
through a hole to the sky
lamentation rose up
like clouds
(anne)
something heavy-looking
dropped in the lotus pond
(tina)
flesh and blood
after the holy dinner
a tipsy lurch
(mandala)
time heals a broken heart?
but it stood still
(d.horse)
a bandoneon
touches again
the slow writer
(tina)
Templo de la Sagrada Famillia,
a Japanese mason's there
(anne)
a train whistle far off
a dog howling near by
moonlit silence of a night
(d.horse)
a hut midst the pampas
alone in autumn wind
(mandala)
ナウ
a basketful of mushrooms
delivered
from secret mountain
(anne)
mandala
the toy brick house
suddenly broken down
(tina)
to right to left
ocean splits in half
making high walls
(mandala)
Listen, they started removing
snow of the alpine highway
(d.horse)
pale pink petals
drifting around
all day long
(tina)
footprints of Princess Saho
everywhere on the meadow
(anne)
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