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The Moon over Iraq
The days of the Security Treaty struggle and Zenkyoto are far away; red, red is the moon in Iraq’s sky. The desert that sucked the children’s blood is bleakly blown and…
The Modern Tanka Encyclopedia Arrived
The Modern Tanka Encyclopedia that I ordered the other day arrived from Amazon Marketplace. As soon as I began leafing through it, I found it enjoyable. A lazy person like me could…
Experiencing Art
According to sugar of Drifting Island: I will say it plainly. If that listening time still exists, school education is diligently manufacturing people who hate classical music.Oh,…
The Autumn Chill
It has become considerably chillier. Yesterday was a beautifully clear autumn day, but today is once again overcast and chilly. Seasonal words such as “autumn chill” and “faint chi…
“Graduation Ceremony”
Today was Oza’s last day at work after working for the company for four years. It was a consequence of the staff reductions. We held a farewell party and called it a “graduat…
Poetry Collection (?) Central Line Special Rapid
“Central Line” Though I wait, no message comes; alone at Tokyo Station, the moon tilts. The train passes through the fields of the gods. In Ochanomizu, cicadas sing in…
Chestnut Blossoms
Sweet sighs of a lovers’ tryst—chestnut blossoms, drenched through, the drops run down (Photo) Chestnut Blossoms
Night of Revolution
The night of revolution deepens; Gaspard rises suddenly, a bellflower. Sukhothai’s mist is deep; flowers of the night field should remain in the field as I go over the wave c…
Isao Akimura
Before I knew it, it had been 14 years since my father died. My father was probably much younger than I am now when he wrote these poems. “Mirai” Anthology of Deceased Tanka Poets…
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