Autumn 2001 John Pereira (Editor) |
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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 |
Autumn is beautiful with the leaves turning red yes it is beautiful as I sit and watch the leaves outside the classroom window |
listening to a word my teacher is saying Mayuko Taira |
On January 1 people all over Japan visit shrines where they make wishes and ask God for this and that leaving 5 or 10 yen Shoko Takagi |
Winter is cold and so people have to wear a lot of clothing making everybody look fatter than they are Satoshi Saito |
As a child I played every day with my toys Now they are in the cupboard I should give them away but I can't ... Kazumi Takao |
The hands of the clock move slowly when I'm in class but fast when I'm outside Why are you so ill natured? Atsushi Iguchi |
I have a world that is a comfort to me and cheers me up! the way to get there is easy |
just push the "play" button on the audio and your world will spread like spring Mai Tsujimura |
I want to have a slim body so I'm watching a diet program on TV all the while lying down and munching potato wafers Kayoko Tsuji |
On a rainy day I fell off my bike and had to go to hospital where pretty girls looked after me well Now my left foot and right arm are O.K. but I leave the hospital with a broken heart Shinya Izawa |
I love my new boyfriend and I love coffee too loves me but not coffee I hope he will love coffee or I will look for a new boyfriend |
Teacher The record of attendance shows it's not enough (∪.∪υ) it looks like I won't get a passing grade but still I have a little hope 。。 So I don't give up Oh you good-for-nothing! Minako Ikegaki |
I want to sleep I want to sleep I want to sleep but I must go to school so here I am! zzzz.... Yoko Kawasaki |
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Today is my honeymoon and we are going to Hawaii My preparations are done! |
camera guidebook and passport So let's take off! But where is my husband? Kayo Ogihara |
I won a million yen in a public lottery bought a large house went on a tour round-the-world |
delicious food in expensive clothes then I woke up ... Nakayama Chiho |
People say we are all brothers and we have to live together So why are there so many wars? Kentaro Hayashi |
In modern society people not only keep pets but are also kept by them Takeshi Takaya |
Women are spiders their webs for us fall inside Sakamoto Takuya |