Black Point, Merritt Island, Florida. Click on the image for a larger view.
Author Archives: HakusanCreation
Summer Storm
Storms form quickly in Florida. The day can seem very calm with blue skies and puffy white clouds. Those clouds can develop into thunderheads in a matter of minutes. The rain from these systems can be equally unexpected and violent. Click on the image for a larger view.
On the Beach
Canaveral National Seashore on Merritt Island. The Kennedy Space Center is on the horizon. Click on the image for a larger view.
Billy Bragg, 1989
Singer and songwriter Billy Bragg during rehearsals for a concert at Smith College in Northampton, MA in 1989. He is reading the Dr. Seuss book The Lorax. Click on the image for a larger view.
Protect Sea Turtles
Sea turtles have been nesting in Florida for a very long time, well before humans used these beaches. Nesting sites are marked out to reduce the impacts on these endangered animals from those seeking out the sun and water. Unfortunately, our impact is not limited to these sandy shores. Fishing and pollution are taking a huge toll. Click on the image for a larger view.
Starburst
Cross your eyes to fuse the left and right images. Click here for more instructions. Click on the image for a larger view.
I won’t cry
My funeral
A friend’s funeral
Not to cry after a death
with unexpressed gratitude
I will face them now
with “arigato.”
Note: arigato is an expression of thanks or gratitude in Japanese.
TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE POETRY BOOK ON LOVE
OTOHIME KARA URASHIMA TARO NI TSUGU BY NAOMI OTSUBO.
FROM CHAPTER ONE, BEFORE MEETING
(Original Japanese poem)
私は泣かない
自分の葬式
他人の葬式
死んでから
鳴いて感謝するよりも
向かい合った「ありがとう」を
私は選ぶ
恋愛詩集「乙姫から浦島太郎に告ぐ」第1章出会い前 より
Blue
Merge left and right images by crossing your eyes. Click on the image for a larger view. Continue reading
City in the Desert
Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Click on the image for a larger view.
Cinderella’s Carriage
Midnight parties are
sheer sadness
The taxi in front of me is
a mere pumpkin
Oh, pumkin, pumpkin
You are white tonight
(1990)
Note: In Japan, taxis come in a variety of colors: black, white, green, yellow, blue, etc.
TRANSLATED FROM THE JAPANESE POETRY BOOK ON LOVE
OTOHIME KARA URASHIMA TARO NI TSUGU BY NAOMI OTSUBO.
FROM CHAPTER ONE, BEFORE MEETING
シンデレラの馬車
真夜中の宴会は
ただの かなしみ
目の前のタクシーは
ただの かぼちゃ
かほちゃよ かぼちゃ
今日のは 白いな
