tofu truck in town

 

 

豆腐屋の　笛の音響く　アスファルト

 

(toufuyano fuenonehibiku asufaruto)

 

 

the asphalt

resonates the sound

of tofu peddler's horn

 

-Kenichi Tashiro

 

 

 

 

detachment force

 

 

西行の　足跡の先　さす光

 

(saigyouno ashiatonosaki sasuhikari)

 

 

guiding light

beyond the footsteps

of Saigyo

 

-Kenichi Tashiro

 

 

 

 

the cicadas' watch tower, alarm or alert clock

 

 

 狂い咲く　桜いたわる　蝉しぐれ

 

(kuruizaku sakuraitawaru semishigure)

 

 

cicadas console

cherry blossoms

popping out off season

 

-Kenichi Tashiro

 

 

 

 

足るを知る樽熟成

 

 

タバスコの 赤白緑 飾る空

 

(tabasukono akashiromidori kazarusora)

 

 

the sky enhances

red white and green

of Tabasco bottle

 

-Kenichi Tashiro

 

 

 

 

24時間のソナタ

 

 

排気音　ル・マンの空を　襲歩かな

 

(haikion rumannnosorawo shuuhokana)

 

 

exhaust note

at a gallop

over the sky of Le Mans

-Kenichi Tashiro

 

 

 

 

禅林のひねくれもの 風狂のベクトル

 

 

 ビャクシンを 捻りて諭す 青い空

 

(byakushinwo hineritesatosu aoisora)

 

 

deep blue sky

mentors juniper tree

by twisting and challenging

-Kenichi Tashiro

 

 

subtle blush response of petals

 

 

 一鉢の　春がフラート　富士桜

 

(hitohachino harugafuraato  fujizakura)

 

 

 

a pot of spring

is flirting with me,

Prunus incisa bonsai

 

-Kenichi Tashiro