(untitled)

The hills of Kyushu,
Have no awareness of
Rainy season.

On the turntable:  "Red Hot + Rhapsody"

Sunday Papers: Gustav Mahler

"Tradition is tending the flame, it's not worshiping the ashes"

On the turntable:  "The Rough Guide to Scandanavia"

Narrow Road Signs IV

Awaiting the rains,
Lilies hold their proud heads
Above Basho's summer grasses.

On the turntable:  Pink Martini & Saori Yuki,  "1969"

(untitled)

To sleep in the bosom of green,
Lulled by the pulse within my own,
Which originates in the throbbing engines
Of the ships that pass
Through darkened waters
Beyond both window, and consciousness.

On the turntable:  "The Rough Guide to Wales"

(untitled)

Plum rains
Fall unnoticed
Beneath the changing tides.

On the turntable:  "Playlist"

 

Sunday Papers; David Zoppetti

"[...] Kyoto is a city of walls.  Earthen walls.  Bamboo fences. Bamboo blinds.  Lattices.  All these things that I'd once considered beautiful began to look like symbols of the walls in the hearts of the people here."


On the turntable:  "Africa 100"
On the nighttable:  George Orwell, "Shooting an Elephant"

(untitled)

With a furling of winds,
And a dissipation of clouds,
Yufu bestows her blessings.

On the turntable:  "Red Hot + Rio 2"

(untitled)

Meeting with strangers
Along familiar paths.
A Summer being born.

On the turntable:  "The Ladies in Blues"

(untitled)

As if on cue,
Summer arrives.
Linger on, pale blue skies.

On the turntable:  "Into the Wild" (Sdtk)