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THE RIVER OF FOOTSTEPS
LILY POND TWILIGHT
Lily pond twilight
breaks old silence – a frog jumps
into its new self.
translated from the Japanese after Matsuo Bashô (1644 –1694)
CHIMNEY CHOKES WITH GRASS
Chimney chokes with grass
old fireside talk - a pear tree
fruits hard on silence.
Book no.1
Poem 1
Poem 2
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