Phantasmagoria
Ⅰ
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
Ⅱ
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
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