Reversing
The tide begins to turn,
all sailboats drifting towards
the parallel of current.
An ocean asserts itself
with hesitation at first;
our rudders remember the river.
But then the pull of something
like the moon transports
our will to face the sea.
~Son Rivers 2006
A PASSING MOMENT
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This is my rather loose translation of a hokku by Ōemaru, who lived into
the first five years of the 19th century. For a moment,Autumn seen on the
hillsAt ...
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