Plum festival |
Plum Festival at Yushima Tenjin
warm water island
sky deity shrine
a pocket of soil
an ant lion hole
in concrete shadow
supple plums branch
...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:23:00 PST |
Vimalakirti |
a drunken idol sits down on cement by a cemetery
hot temple resting against the eaves of a tan house,
smelling burnt soy and sweat and cat urine
lashing black roof tiles, eyelashes bat in morning sun
...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:21:00 PST |
cicadas |
Shaking slumber
born of soil,
I leave my paper skin,
dust in summer wind,
I sing
saya saya
to women swooping
evening boulevards,
...
Posted by Aaron on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:00:00 PST |
pictures |
new camera, old place....
Posted by Aaron on Thu, 31 May 2007 07:45:00 PST |
nebraska sijo |
July
After ribs and potato salad,
raspberries, blueberries, and cream,
people laugh into the dusk,
drinking beer in the humid heat,
...
Posted by Aaron on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:09:00 PST |
boston to laguna beach |
A (my) wedding necessitated a drive from Boston to Laguna Beach. Along the way and along the way back, we made several stops. Here are some pictures of a few.Sunrise in UtahWhere the Mormons passed....
Posted by Aaron on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:16:00 PST |
kon |
kon.
a quiet evening in cahokia, village of earthen mounds from a millenium before, my stomach is burning. we dine in the shadows. merlot on lips, her favorite. peking duck...
Posted by Aaron on Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:11:00 PST |
squirrels part 2 (not so long) |
The publics fear grew, yet profited from Romeros movies. People realized early on, thanks to Romero, that killing a zombie squirrel (the word "zombie" was deemed too unnerving so people called the inf...
Posted by Aaron on Wed, 17 May 2006 02:41:00 PST |
squirrels part 1 (long) |
Squirrels
One warm Friday morning, Bob went out to his back porch to read the New Yorker. Friday mornings were always leisurely for Bob since he didnt have to teach until the afternoon. It had been a...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 15 May 2006 03:45:00 PST |
chomei poem |
A summer poem by Chomei
It makes the day a little less cold.
(Japanese characters won't come out right-so here is some dreaded romaji)
hotarubi terasu hashi (in kanbun)
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Posted by Aaron on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:26:00 PST |
