™Square Two™
™Etsuko Nakayama™
a wild duck
drawing long lines
golden moat
a dense fog covers
the morning lake and everything
except Mt. Fuji
dim moon
in the mackerel sky
elm branch sways
colors mysterious
clouds around the moon--
jet-black sky
evening sun
hidden behind a cloud
its red outline
deeply asleep
son returns from Japan Alps
muddy shoes
its fragrance
enclosed in the dictionary--
white jasmine
raining continuously
on the night before festival
a quiet time
plum blossoms
in the castle ground
a flea market
imposing thicket
in the shallow
winter sakawa River
crape myrtle petals
on the baking-hot pavement
windless afternoon
one after another
sasanqua petals fall
afternoon breeze
a little heavy
rain-wet sasanqua blossom
in my hand
a few umbrellas walk
across the two-arched bridge
red fallen leaves
summer gone--
darkness
under the four-o'clock flowers
crape myrtle petals
on the baking-hot pavement
windless afternoon
a butterfly
over the sprinkled road
rainy season ends
chirping
swallows' nest in the sunset
after heavy rain
a circle of cherry petals--
in the center
a pigeon
bulbul perches
on the camellia tree--
a stone image
after the storm
swelling in the sunlight
countless elm buds
the evening glow
on the coffee shop wall
Renoir's painting
after the rain
sparrows' twitter clear
all through the air
white-eye
picking a tangerine
sunny winter day
pine needles
on the pond surface
blurred carp below
feeble stag beetle
walking--
pampass grass
dead butterfly
on the concrete pavement
heat-lingering evening
everything glares
after the rainy season--
postcard from a friend
rainy days
master's been sick long
only hydrangeas
southerly wind--
elms tinge
green all around
a new soap
rose-colored and sweet-scented
morning bathroom
silhouetted birds
heading for their nest
orange vapor trail
steam from coffee
all the more white
cold early morning
persimmons
on the bare tree
the sky wider
bare tree trunks
along the national high way
gnarled and dark
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™Janet Parker™
twilight
only the silhouette
of the mockingbird
moon in the middle
outside my window
the mockingbird sings
lake's edge
blue heron strides
in slow motion
just at twilight
the white bud shakes
the scent of gardenias
lawn party
the neighbor's old canoe
overflows with petunias
in the lake
the tree stands
upside down
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™Gene Williamson™
sound of music
when
it stops
winter's eve
fixed on a single star
feeling the earth move
after heavy rains
pale moonlight floods the cliffs
a whale's bone
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™Tsutom Kato™
full of chant
and scent of lilies
evening funeral room
afterglow above the river
on the way to a funeral
the sound of peace
among winter trees
dove's muffled voice
winter trees
a small dog wears
colorful jacket
reaching up to
a blue sky
winter trees
on a leaf
greener than leaves
a caterpillar
around the cape
a sightseeing boat goes--
flowers of rape
a stuffed animal
on the wash-line
long spring day
windy day
a fallen leaf
in the mailbox
star festival
Kenji's cello
lives again
a swallow
flies over
the red traffic light
hydrangeas
at the foot of Mt Fuji
town of springs
sweet voice of a nun
in the garden
small white flowers
dogwood blossoms
much whiter than the haze
in kid's hair
a dandelion parachute
arrives home
snowflakes meet
the leaves
soundless sound
flocks of birds
where have they gone
crimson sky
outdoor tea party
one acorn after another
onto the fallen leaves
full moon
a cat sleeps
on the wall
shrike's screech--
the sky
becomes higher
fog on the mountain pass
parts
rain and sunshine
beneath
the mackerel sky
hometown
my dog's dead;
walking alone
evening stars
morning glory
in front of the kennel:
he has gone
first cicadas;
rain has stopped
in a treelined street
traffic jam--
dandelion fluff
floating across windshield
high in the sky
a singing lark
out of tune
April fool's day
nothing happens
a yawning cat
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™Fukuko Nozaki™
passenger
still looking up
plum blossoms
color gradation
in my mind
art exhibition
purring cat
on the lawn
fragrant olive
a plum petal falls
and again
silence
white curtains
blur
red plum blossoms
building cranes soar
airplane far above
in the spring sky
on a bare tree
starlings
spread their wings
scarlet leaves
reflected on the pond:
three-storied pagoda
a path
around the pond--
eyes of carp
rainbow
over rainbow--
distant mountains
flare in
hydrangea purple:
a fireworks display
rain in mist:
cherry blossoms
along star shaped moat
sounds of waves
in spring mist
Tachimachi Promontory
after the rain
beads of dew swaying
on hydrangeas
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along the stone path
rows of Western style houses--
peal of church bells
chilly spring--
slope down to
the hazy harbor
against the evening glow
faintly white
red plum blossoms
noisy sound
everywhere this spring too
roads under repair
trees
buried
in snow silence
between
the sky and the sea
a promontory jutting out
heads high
in the corner of the garden
daffodils
winter wind--
daffodils
"Sword Dance"
after shrieking
in the shrike's beak
a red nut
a sudden change
of direction
flight of starlings
a windy day:
across the pampas grass
cloud shadow
setting sun
flaming
all around
a line of ants
beneath
a fragrant olive
setting sun
reddens an airplane
far above
after thunderbolts
a cricket
at the front door
temple garden
filled with white pebbles
aged pine trees
a sudden shower
over countless graves--
soaring cedar trees
the top of cedar trees
reaching the summer sky--
Koyasan temples
sparrows
hopping on the lawn--
fleecy clouds
joyful voice--
a pot of snapdragons
rainbow-colored
Mozart's violin concert
vibrating
air and heart
with my eyes closed
before and after drinking
new green tea
firework
from Tokyo Disneyland
airplanes gleam
sweet scent
from morning to night
wet cherry petals
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™Yuri Takai™
bathed in moonlight
white wild chrysanthemums
garden border
after the rain
the smell of green grass
lingering in the air
dark sea
red and yellow leaves
deepen into winter
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™Kikuko Kondo™
busy ants
into their holes
the empty garden
shadow of
a camellia
white shoji screen
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™Mikiko Iida™
whirling
cherry blossoms
under the crescent moon
wintry wind
somewhere and sometimes
beating drums
the moon
too yellow
stars have gone
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the late afternoon
only a man and fishing line
and the echo of the river
on the sunny pavement
a little girl hums
legs outstretched
early in the afternoon
a cat taking a nap
under a paked car
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™Yoshiko Ono™
end of the year
a cat lying
on the car bonnet
the harvest moon
crickets playing
Moonlight Sonata
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™Mayumi Aoyama™
daisies white
in full bloom
overflowing a flowerpot
beetles
flutter wings
midnight
fragrance
in the wind
daphne blossoms
three sponge gourd
turn yellow
touching the ground
snowman
left alone:
the field withered
new school uniforms
all shiny
along the morning path
children
tripping over
stubbles
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™Bernard Gadd™
twice far railcar's horn
through new moon
acorn shadow across morning lawn
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