(2013)
Tanka about the temptations of staying up late at night in front of the computer screen.
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The end of the road A distance we all travel Darkness as moonlight Spreads over stone and flowers That litter our path ahead
Words without meaning An open mouth seems empty Trying to express Something that dances lightly Forefront of a clouded heart
Such sweet aroma Breathe in the color deeply Exhale precious wafts Crisp Citric spiral peelings, Fill my compost disposal
Foggy morning sky Your veil remains untouched by The flags of Autumn How cruel of you to kidnap Such keen keepsakes of your kin
To cover the tears Some men will drown their sorrows Some just run away Some even will board their hearths To me? A path of rom-com
I pray for the day When my mind is clear Silence, sweet silence Schemes and impulses forgone To live without a shadow
Sweet little black box From metalic elogy Sleep now, sing no more
Just for a moment To glimpse from dusty pages A single white flash Tenuous seconds follow Until a roaring reply
Twelve in numbered spin Once reaching double digits Feel the crisp brisk sweeps Sudden gentle remainders Subtle breath of orange array
A sudden rain flux A faintly calling whisper To turn off eyelids Yet I cannot shake my dream For just another hour
Bickering tree frogs Endless croaking back and forth Dream a soothing song One where two branches can meet In this capital forest
Five points to this as stated thus… Five; to pick up things once falle… Four; to grasp all things from wir… Three; to greet, to cheat, and din… Two; to bind wild lovers with gold…
Flickering between The realms of light and shadow Why not close the shades? Sleep’s alluring charm welcomes Despite such early hours!
初めては いつも苦しい 二回には?
My Grandfather’s last dream In a deep sea of white, heavy thun… Until a peaceful respite blinks What will it bring? Will the rain… With their piercing showers, will…