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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…
Raise a Light on the Summit of Kilimanjaro
Raise a light on the summit of Kilimanjaro. To offer hope to despair and love to hatred. — Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania
The Road of Wandering
Alas— on Ishigaki Island, in an evening of white waves fading away, tinsagu flowers bloom upon the road of wandering. Where is that person? Is the world forever thus?
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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