p1020691

 

p1010349

 

Phantasmagoria 

An old well left

In an empty land—

A cherry petal drops into it.

 

Desolate lands,

Beaten by the rain––

A dayflower blooms

 

Construction noise

Echoing in the rain—

A machiya screams

 

A Cicada’s voice

Lost in the noise–

Demolishing another machiya

 

The cicadas’ call and respond

To the rhythms of a backhoe––

Kyoto, bound in choir, 2016

 

All the rattle and crash in Kyoto

Covered by sudden snow–

Christmas night

p1050738

A cherry tree in bloom

Welcomes the breeze––

An empty elementary school

 

Trace the Samurai’s footsteps

Across the asphalt jungle—

The heat shimmers in mirage

 

A parking lot

Where a Samurai’s house stood…

Autumn rain

 

A Shinto shrine lay

Among the skyscrapers —

Golden Gingko valley

 

The Buddha keeps watch

Over the urban hustle and bustle––

Snowed rooftop temple

 

Twelve-storied condos

Spout up across the city—

Urban bamboo shoots

p1090180

p1060107 p1020447