Hoshi Matsuri

Bamboo leaves are rustling, rustling,
Swaying close to the roof's edge,
Oh, how the stars are twinkling, twinkling,
Gold and silver grains of sand.

Five wishes 
I have written--
The stars are twinkling
And watching from the sky.

Night of Tanabata

A dream

Of the one

hotaru sono hotaru sono hatsukoippo sono

firefly--

firefly--

first love--

 Clear the impurity in the water of my heart.

                                        ---- Zeami, Hotoke no Hara

Snipped for the Buddha, the poppies continue to bloom

                                        ---- Hosai Ozaki

Staining the heart

Of mountain lake

Red poppy

Little by little

The sound of the cricket

Saying goodbye

 

Strangeness

Of bamboo flowers

Somehow familiar your face

 

Heart-to-heart talk

clear

         midnight moon

                         ---- Mitsu Suzuki

First—

Stars

The mountain

Flowers

Dew