Freedom of expression

Freedom of expression
affects
the natural eagerness
for life
and the way we think

Respect

Respect
through short poems
opens up a new vista
from the past
to the future

Nandina

Sunlight brightened
Nandina.
I stood
looking over it
at quiet time

When the flowers are in bloom
leaves of Nandina
vary from red to green,
it's a fresh sign,
early summer has come

Under the fine winter sky
vivid red Nandina
sank into my heart
beside it was
snow-white frost

Christmas

The Christmas illuminations
light up
our own
warmth
in this town

Our feelings
coming and going
around the world
make up
holy atmospheres

Red leaves

Red leaves
of Enkianthuses
look beautiful
like warm cheers
to runners

About here

About here
colored leaves
are standing out,
satsuma trees
are bearing fruit

I could struggle

I could struggle
my way upward
from the depths of sadness
because I remembered
the warmth beyond death