土の上のせめぎ合い

芸術家　アレロパシーの　只中で

(geijyutsuka areropashiino tadanakade)


an artist
in the midst
of allelopathy


-Kenichi Tashiro

無常な定点ライブ

たそがれに　浮かぶはシテの　デスマスク

(tasogareni ukabuhashiteno desumasuku)


In twilight
floats the death mask
of Ile de la Cite/Noh play protagonist


-Kenichi Tashiro

spring formation with japanese punctuality

陽光を　目指す松の芽　ファランクス

(youkouwo mezasumatsunome farannkusu)


phalanx
of pine tree seedlings
heading to the sunbeam


-Kenichi Tashiro

hazy, drowsy and mesmerized

Daily release of cedar pollen cloud reminds me that I also have to get busy with taking care of Bonsai seedlings in this time of the year.  So far I've repotted Pinus mugo rostrata, Pinus sylvestris, Tsuga diversifolia and Trident maple seedlings.  Pinus parviflora and other Japanese pines can wait in line for few more weeks until around the cherry blossom season.  Few days ago, a spider on a leaf of Maki (Podocarpus macrophyllus) already caught a fly (possibly the first catch after winter), looked at me with smug face with multiple eyes.


スヌーズの絵を奏でるはシベリウス

(sunuuzuno ewokanaderuha shiberiusu)


In the snooze
the scene is tuned
by Sibelius


-Kenichi Tashiro

光を招く青写真

窓越しに 朝日が射貫く モデュロール

(madogoshini asahigainuku modhurooru)


through the window
morning light penetrates
the Modulor


-Kenichi Tashiro

ishitsuki style voices

"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips was often heard on radio or seen as music video even in Japan around the time when I was first exposed to American (California) life back in 1990.  For some reason, I did remember its promotion video shot high on the mountain.  But, just now after seeing its music video again, I came to know why Bonsai trees and Krummholz trees cheer me up these days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbXvaE39wM



まあだだよ、クルムホルツの精の声

(maadadayo, kurumuhorutsuno seinokoe)


"no, not yet"
the voice
of krummholz's spirit


-Kenichi Tashiro

sushi altermodern

フランス外人部隊に関する、ごく最近のFrance24によるリポートを見ていて、時代、そして世代の移り変わりを見た気がした。フランスのソリダリテは着々と歴史を重ねている。ある外人部隊の兵士はディスパッチされた乾いたアフリカの地でインタビューに答え、「フランスに帰ったら真っ先にシャワーを浴びて、街にでて寿司を食べ、冷えたコーラを飲みたい…」と言っていた。

France 24 English
'The Foreign Legion, another French exception'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8T3IxQo4M



かの砂漠 レジオネールは寿司想い

(kanosabaku, rejioneeruha sushiomoi)


In the desert
a legionnaire longs
for sushi


-Kenichi Tashiro