COMMUNICATIVE TIMES No.7

Spring 2002

John Pereira (Editor)
Dr. Simon Potter (Associate Editor; Saitama University, College of Liberal Arts)
Prof. Komei Go (Associate Editor; Kyoto Seika University)
Toto Akeru (Art Director)

POESSAYS

POESSAYS
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

Steak House
another
cow
gone mad

the manager
sighs

Maiko Fukuyama













Hot and Cold
summer
so hot
outside

the
air-con
going
full power
inside
the train

and
me

freezing

Megumi Iguchi




Nature
the
blue sky

opens
my heart

the
blue sea

calms
me down

I
feel
at home

Yoshinori Wada




Motercycle
I
have
a motorcycle

she's
sexy

eccentric
and
beautiful

Someone
asked me
recently

When
are you
getting married?

Hisashi Yoshikawa



Dad!
My
father
likes beer

especially
Kirin Lager

He
says daily
Nothing
beats
a Kirin Lager!

so
a week ago
I
poured him

a
different
kind of beer

He
drank it
saying
Ah
delicious!

Asuka Kaneda




Who's Speaking,
Please?
In
one shrine
I
pick up
a written oracle
and it reads

You
shouldn't
go out!

(And
my father
adds)

That's right!

At
another shrine
the oracle
says

Be
sociable!

Oh
my God!
What should
I do?

Yakushi Mami

Take It Easy
I
might
be late
for class

so
I have
to hurry!

I
ride
my bike
real fast

a
policeman
stops me

and
gives me
a ticket
for speeding

he
talked and talked

so I missed
the lecture!

Shintaro Takahashi



Homework
I'm
going
to finish
this homework

but
the shaking
train ...
and

I'm
sooo sleepy...!

I
awake

it's
Omiya Station!

I'm
now
on
a bus

and
still trying
to finish
this poessay ...

Kazuyuki Kayahara



A Rainy
Day Story
When
I got up
this
morning

it was
raining

so
I
left home
with
my
umbrella

but
I left it

on the
train

and
had to buy
a
new one

but
then

it
cleared
up

Yukiko Nakajima


POEMS

Magic
Yesterday
I
saw
fireworks

they
were
wonderful

beautiful!

Flowers
appeared
in
the sky

Teruko Nakamori






My Life
My life
has
ups and downs

good days
bad days

but
it is
interesting!

If
I were
to be
happy
all the time

every day

Life
would be
boring!

Miho Ito

C-Power
I
only study
the night
before
the exam

and
although
I hate
coffee
I
drink
a cup or two

as
I can
stay up
all night

Fumi Kimura



Vital
Statistics
there
are more
men

than
women
in Japan

so
why don't
I have
a boyfriend?

Yukiko Asano








Friends
I
have
lots of friends

they
are kind
and
good fun

I
help them
they
help me

Life
is
wonderful

Mayumi Hattori







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