北風の 便りに弾む 落ち葉かな
(kitakazeno tayorinihazumu ochibakana)
the whisper
of winter wind,
the enchanted fallen leaves
-Kenichi Tashiro
亜麻仁油を 飲み干す斧も 冬支度
(amaniyuwo nomihosuonomo fuyujitaku)
axe handles
thirsty for linseed oil,
the winter prep
-Kenichi Tashiro
古屋根と 空を執成す 鳥の声
(furuyaneto sorawotorinasu torinokoe)
by singing
birds mediate
between old roof and the sky
-Kenichi Tashiro
時空超え ドイツを運ぶ プレッツェル
(jikuukoe doitsuwohakobu purettseru)
Pretzel,
delivering German flavor
beyond time and space
-Kenichi Tashiro
ご縁かな ゴキブリのぼる わが素足
(goenkana gokiburinoboru wagasuashi)
a cockroach
crawling up my leg
the nature, the affinity
-Kenichi Tashiro
尊氏も メンターの石 の見る夢
(takaujimo mennta-noishi nomiruyume)
Lord Takauji,
too is the dream
of the Zen garden rock
-Kenichi Tashiro
何処かな エクタクローム と見た夏
(izukokana ekutakuroomu tomitanatsu)
where did it go?
that summer I rendered
through Ektachrome
-Kenichi Tashiro
泥臭さ 忘れぬ鋼 和の厚み
(dorokusasa wasurenuhagane wanoatsumi)
tamahagane remembers
its heritage as earth
the depth of harmony
-Kenichi Tashiro
スペアナの 氷雨は涼し メタリカや
(supeanano hisamehasuzushi metarikaya)
the spectrum analyzer
on Metallica
a cool hailstorm
-Kenichi Tashiro
ケロケロと 夏がぜんまい 巻く雨夜
(kerokeroto natsugazenmai makuamayo)
misty night
frogs singing
charging up the summer to start
-Kenichi Tashiro
脇道も 冠者の形見 矢倉沢
(wakimichimo kannjanokatami yagurazawa)
the paths
through Yagurazawa
footprints of Minamoto
-Kenichi Tashiro
ミニマルと 刹那の大使 雪だるま
(minimaruto setsunanotaishi yukidaruma)
snowman
living for the moment
an ambassador of minimal
-Kenichi Tashiro
雨まとう ベルゲンの坂 我がレール
(amematou berugennnosaka wagareeru)
slopes of Bergen
dressed in rain
the railway track, my life
-Kenichi Tashiro