niji no megami

quite reflections,
on a still and tepid day,
windless calm,
and russet dreams.
a languid leaf falls,
a wayward ripple,
spreads across the water,
and slowly dies at my feet.
contorted thoughts,
inane regrets,
pass through my mind.
only to fade..
i look up at the sky.
there is a rainbow,
there will be rain.
a drop of water,
lands on your face,
i can see the ripples.
even the sky is busy..

su ki da

lonliness and clouds,
melancholy light,
mutes my tired heart.
somewhere nearby,
the sound of water,
a stream towards the sea,
in the evening sky,
a few crows..
the 'hinagiku' in my hand
i plucked for you,
have withered..
you didn't come.
its a long walk back.
i lie down on the wet grass,
a cicada singing.
i know that song.
i softly hum to myself.
su ki da..
su ki da..

solitude

it was a mellow autumn sunset,
there was not a cloud in the sky,
the first leaves had only just begun to fall,
a fair breeze was blowing,blowing from the east
and the sun's fading rays were warming the world..
there was not a soul to be seen,
and even though i strained my ears nor was there a voice to be heard,
there was only silence,
enchanted silence..
slowly the colours changed,
changed from blood red to enigmatic blue,
mellow dusk gave way to sombre night,
i stood alone,
alone in the autumn twilight,
and i dreamed,
i dreamed of you..