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name
the parts
old melodies sung in faint memories are
revived
– Tanikawa Shuntaro
the
wordlessness
of
other planets
is
something I believe in
though
there is no burden of proof
we call the parts of day by name
but they would come anyway
imagine a planet like the new year's post
just so far round the sun
how solemnly we tell the temperatures there
day's length and angle of some sun
which need no longer be ours
it's these ways truth keeps up with us
as far as our own revolution is concerned
we could collect the $200 if we knew when we'd
passed go
something as simple as that
could keep us out of gaol
fact is
everything nameless calls after us
it's not a taunt
forget the shoes
do I fit in my socks?
can I be settled there?
we do puppy rounds
lift legs
knowing everything lost
is somewhere in time
in those other worlds
no one freezes
there are no eggs to fry
other planets have nothing to prove
they just go round and round
and round
in all the ways
we do
Interesting work. I am ready to collect my $200.
ReplyDeletejust a matter of landing on the Go square
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this must be a senryu
love it. "everything nameless calls after us," I'd be happy with that alone :)
ReplyDeletewonderful and bitting as always!! by the way it's breakfast time here... time to fry an egg!!
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