from above the canopy of bonsai

虫食いて　緑は侘びと　寂びの園

(mushikuite midorihawabito sabinosono)


the bug eaten leaves,
a cluster of
wabi and sabi


-Kenichi Tashiro

The Extinct Canine Blues

遠吠えを　今宵も探す　月明かり

(tooboewo koyoimosagasu tsukiakari)



Tonight again
the moonlight is searching
for a howling


-Kenichi Tashiro







遠吠えを　探す哀れな　月明かり

(tooboewo sagasuawarena tsukiakari)



The sad moonlight
is searching
for a howling


-Kenichi Tashiro

the vital signs of nature

こだまする　ゴジラの鼓動　ユビキタス

(kodamasuru goziranokodou yubikitasu)



Godzilla's heartbeat
echoes
ubiquitous


-Kenichi Tashiro

能 pain 能 gain, 能 time to survive

007に学ぶ アンガジュマン

(daburuoo sebunnimanabu angajyuman)


Engagement,
learnt from
007


-Kenichi Tashiro

1/f fluctuation overdose

日本の　光ふき消す　ミストラル

(nipponnno hikarifukikesu misutoraru)


The mistral
blows out the light
of Japan


-Kenichi Tashiro




ミストラル　ゴッホの耳に　囁けり

(misutoraru gohhonomimini sasayakeri)


The mistral
whispers to the ear
of Van Gogh


-Kenichi Tashiro

Yugen light metered

木漏れ日を　帆に受けたわむ　蜘蛛の糸

(komorebiwo honiuketawamu kumonoito)


the komorebi
bending the spider's thread
a smooth sail


-Kenichi Tashiro

proximity warning not

足元に　つがいて惑う　蝶の影

(ashimotoni tsugaitemadou chounokage)




The shadow of butterflies
pairing and wandering
at my foot


-Kenichi Tashiro