Koi Nagata: Poems

A catfish laughs.

Koi Nagata

A catfish laughs.

A catfish laughs.
It thinks of other catfishes
In other ponds.

A firefly

Koi Nagata

A firefly

A firefly
Lights up
Another firefly dead.

Cherry blossoms.

Koi Nagata

Cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms.
Working in the paddy
We see all their stamens.

Falling cicada.

Koi Nagata

Falling cicada.

Falling cicada.
Somebody has already fallen in advance.

Fences stand

Koi Nagata

Fences stand

Fences stand
In the field, habitat of snakes.
She sews clothes.

Fire burns grasses

Koi Nagata

Fire burns grasses

Fire burns grasses
And comes to lick us.
A child lick it back.

Hairs fall

Koi Nagata

Hairs fall

Hairs fall
Also to my back.
Oh, mountains and rivers !

Red plum blossoms.

Koi Nagata

Red plum blossoms.

Red plum blossoms.
A ball of air
Leaves a box.

Snails copulate.

Koi Nagata

Snails copulate.

Snails copulate.
One's flesh eats into the other's.

To a pink

Koi Nagata

To a pink

To a pink
The time of the tiger
Comes flying.

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