tanka

in the human world,

when will the storm ever end

on what future day?

fenced around us as we are here,

greeting another summer season.

- shizuko muta

​

senryu

for some time to come

I've decided to stay here

and plant some seeds.

-masumi

​

free verse

endless war

and endless desert

a line of simmering air.

-yushitake morita

​

translation by katsumi morita