Shisan:
White Clover
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evening breeze—
the little girl in me
picks white clover
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eiko |
late
spring (white clover)
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a swallow
weaves
through the thick scent of sea
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tateshi |
late
spring (swallow) |
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a victory
seeker
in such silence which starts
dripping
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kikuyo |
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eensy weensy
spider
avoids the waterspout
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kris |
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blushed to
see me
a kappa-couple
in their wet embrace
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yoshiko |
summer
(kappa in water) |
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as if in a
dream
the ascent to a grand view
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kikuyo |
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Shizugatake,
soldiers left with a bright moon
after the lost-battle
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tateshi |
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telegraph
poles walk
the middle of a long night
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eiko |
autumn
(nights lengthen) |
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homemade tortillas
and a table laden with
bowls of stuffings
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kris |
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'Obrigado
Zico!
viewers in unison
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yoshiko |
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“Sakura
in bloom,”
the news from the south isle
on Old New Year Day
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kikuyo |
new
year, blossom (specified) |
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who plays
the samisen...
I sip winter sake
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tateshi |
winter
(specified) |
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Composition
started on May 23, 2005 and completed on June 24, 2005.
kappa: mythological
water spirits/creatures
Shizugatake:
the mountainous site of a vital battle near lake Biwa in 1583
Zico: coach
of the Japan national soccer team
Authors:
Kris Kondo, Kikuyo Sugiura, Tateshi Tsukamoto, Yoshiko Uchiyama,
Eiko
Yachimoto (sabaki)
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