2010 Prof. Komei Go (Associate Editor; Kyoto Seika University), Toto Akeru (Art Director) |
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West Meets East and Aristotle Meets Basho These little things are not poetry but a simple marriage of the poem and essay forms Poessays in fact are opinions expressed poetically Editors |
When I was a child I said to my mother I want to grow up quickly I want to return to my childhood my mother said Aonuma Seiichiro |
What's new? autumn is the time for change leaves season food and my waistline Aki Egashira |
It's the Sale Season I've promised to go shopping with my friend but I'm avoiding her Mari Ishida |
Celebration Christmas comes Christmas goes food drink dessert after dessert after Christmas call me Santa! Kana Itabashi |
3:2:1:0 Happy New Year! I watch TV eat a slice of toast and go to my part-time job Hisanori Hirota |
I love January 1 even more I love January 2 Guess why? Yuka Nawano |
On January 11 girls dress up in their Sunday best For this day I bought an expensive hair ornament and the shop assistant spoke highly of me I felt happy |
suggested I put it on the most expensive ornament in the store! so I did She again spoke highly of me so I bought it Oh no! Yukari Nose |
I always oversleep every morning so yesterday I decided not to oversleep anymore but today I overslept Tsuchida Shunya |
When I watched TV my father came into the room and changed the channel |
went into another room and watched TV then my sister came and changed the channel Maki Koyabu |
when I asked a second re-fill the waitress said smilingly please be careful it's hot! |
the coffee wasn't although her smile was Fumi Aiyama |
try try try try from tomorrow Tomoyuki Nakamichi |
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red leaves yellow leaves how sad soon winter's cold will be in my bones Megumi Nishitani |
sleeping in a soft warm bed in winter is wonderful like being in heaven! |
when I awoke from my dream I shouted I'm going to be late for class! Saki Nishimoto |