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September 1, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

First Morning of Autumn

The first morning of autumn:
the mirror I investigate
reflects my father’s face
-Shiki Masaoka (loose translation by Michael R. Burch)

August 12, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

Silence. A strangled
telephone has forgotten
that it should ring.
-Michael R. Collings

August 5, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

The speed controller
oscillates unstably-
Mr. Toad’s wild ride.

July 25, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

I glance up
the clouds have changed
configurations
while I read of love
and inconsistent moods.

April 1, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

Losing its name
a river
enters the sea

(Photo courtesy: Axel Leonhardt. Gothenburg harbor.)

March 15, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

One call invites
One hundred comrades;
One smile beckons
Ten thousand admirers.
– Zen Poem by Dogen

February 17, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

In my new clothing
I feel so different, I must
look like someone else
– Basho

February 6, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

Observe:
see how the wild roses bloom
within forbidding fences!
– Shida Yaba (1663-1740), loose translation by Michael R. Burch

January 28, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

I want love splashing
To your voice like wet children
Playing in the stream.

January 16, 2015 — 1 min read — Microblog, Musings

Eros harrows my heart:
a wind on desolate mountains
uprooting oaks.