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West Meets East and Aristotle Meets Basho

Poessayist: Sora Narahashi

Modern Life

In
summer

shivering
in
an air-conditioned
room

I
slurp
hot
udon
noodles

In
winter

sweating
in
a over-heated room

I
enjoy
my ice cream

ύSora Narahashi
2005 August

Success
Story


What
a lovely girl
my daughter
is!

I
sent her
to
a Roman Catholic
kindergarten

where
children
wore
pretty uniforms

She
looked perfect

I
was
sooo proud
of
her





Twenty
years later

what
a shock

she's
now
a Roman Catholic!





ύSora Narahashi
2008 October

Merry Christmas
&
A Happy New Year


The
whole country
celebrates
Christmas

from
mid-November

Everyone
talks about
pastries
and parties

and

Christmas trees
and
golden bells

Santa Clauses
and
illuminations
are
everywhere!

On
26th December

Jingle Bells
and
all the
decorations

suddenly
disappear

as
koto music
takes over
and
people
rush out

to buy
rice cakes

no one
anymore
is talking
about
Christmas


instead

people
are busy

making plans
to visit

Shinto shrines
and more
Shinto shrines

all over
Nippon

I'm
living
in two
different
countries

aren't I?

ύSora Narahashi
2008 December


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