Archive for March, 2011
水底へ亀が引き込む花の屑 天野小石
minazoko e kame ga hikikomu hana no kuzu
to the bottom of water
a tortoise bringing down
crushed cherry petals
Koishi Amano
Fay Aoyagi, trans.
from “Haiku Dai-Saijiki” (“Comprehensive Haiku Saijiki”), Kadokawa Shoten, Tokyo, 2006
Gerald Curtis « TravelJapanBlog.com.
~ Listen to Gerald Curtis speaking on “The Economic, Health, and Political Consequences of Japan’s Earthquake.”
Schulz was well aware that the dismal content of Peanuts, which is to say the stuff of life, is difficult to face without humor to aid us. By removing the final gag panel, we bring to the fore exactly how dark Schulz’s view of the world has always been. That this view often eludes us merely affirms Schulz’s skill at helping us to cope. ~ Daniel Leonard, creator of 3eanuts
warble of
a bush warbler
I stopped pedaling
Taro Kunugi
March 30, 2011
Thank you to Taro Kunugi for providing this bird song.
word pond 