under a wistaria trellis

a wistaria trellis-
buzzing horseflies
busy in collecting honey

Fascinating cherry blossoms

I met two amazing cherry blossoms this spring.
One was a new variety of cherry blossom recently named 'Izu Saihukuji-drooping '（伊豆最福寺しだれ）,in Tohi Shizuoka（静岡県土肥）.
The fair plump double petals looked very feminine.
It was just a day of a celebration of the anniversary of Buddha's birth.
An outdoor tea ceremony for a welcome was held.
All the people who visited here spent peaceful time in the temporary earthly paradaice.

consists of spring merit -
the grace cherry tree
drooping in peace

The other one was 'Wanizuka-mound Cherry'（わに塚のさくら） in Nirasaki　Yamanasi（山梨県韮崎）.
It standed alone in a field surrounded by mountains.
A lot of people had gathered round it to take photographs when I arrived in the morning.
In the evening I visited there again to share quiet time with this tree.
How inspiring this 300 years old tree was!
Fighting spirits of the creatures which survived in severe nature were felt.
It was a masculine cherry tree.

against the snow-capped mountains -
the burly cherry tree
barks towards the gibbous moon

april rain...
new leaves
on my favorite
cherry tree



duro jaiye

New Zealand 2

The colour of glowworms is like this (photo taken while climbing the Fox Glacier the following day)

New Zealand

My palm is bathed
In the ice-blue light of glowworms :
Midnight grove.

(Fox Glacier, South Island, 10.4.06)

Tito

the persistence of memory: tanka

In the bedcovers
I see places still alive
From our lovemaking -
For once in my narrow flat
I'm afraid to tidy up

Thinking of you
I completely forget
My cup of tea -
Which for an Englishman
Is saying a lot

Takaragaike

the shining lake ...
a woman cries into her phone
as flowers fall