Cage of words

I am not free
wind blows, sand erodes, birds flee
but me
I am not free
water falls, oceans toss to sea
but me
I am not free
fire dances, sky glows, stars in trees
but me
I am not free

are you?

::Nov 28, 2007::

waisted
tasted
tattered and sweet
life slips out
from under the street
like garments hidden
beneath silk and shimmer
night falls

My hands

watashi no te
  nash-
watashi no me
  namida
watashi no kokoro
  anata

  anata

       watshi no te


--

In my hands
 nothing
In my eyes
 tears
In my soul
 you

 you

       in my hands

Japan Dreaming (Nishikawa yume mo)

Wind blows
leaves fall
autumn rising up
and my heart fills
with memory

Anatatachi zen zen wasurenai!
Tomodachi, machi mo, band mo,
minasan... wasurenai.

Itsu no hi - watashi wa anatatachi aimasu...
yakusoku
wasurenai

sabishi yo

Autumn Lullaby

serenade me with wishes
felled of leaves on chilled ground
dust vision with hues
muted in the smoky haze
of smoldering autumn
kiss my senses
with innumberable
memory of life
waiting for sleep
under a blanket
of winter's care