ballad of my autumns

I heard pears falling onto my roof again
and saw the stars mirrored onto all other skies at once

three steps back, where..

where

where frozen smiles and joys were left to age
while tears and fears were tighten to my slender feet



now would I climb that roof again with

such

weight on me

'summer stands still
as tiny as a bird
with colored chest
on the edge of the forest'

a poor translation of an excerpt by Aldona Gustas

I found two big bright stars in my handbag this morning (I think it was Gemma and Alkaid). I wonder who fished them out from deep waters of the river when pine trees swayed their tall heads in evening's breeze...

(screens by Hasegawa Tohaku)