「見て!外人だ!」
毎日毎日、
散歩します。
ときどき
お天気は良いです。
「見て!外人だ!」
ときどき
私は隣の人の子どもたち
が遊のが見えます。
「見て!外人だ!」
ときどき
コンビニの店員と話します。
ときどき
笑って泣きます。
毎日毎日鏡を見ます。
家で私は人間です。
いいえ、
私は外人です。
(Work in Progress)
Poetry |「見て!外人だ!」(日本語の詩)
Tag: japanese
Poetry | Trying #Tanka #Poetry Form
春風が吹く。髪が白くなる。季節を数えることをやめなさい。
The wind tells of spring. My hair is becoming white. This season and next season, I keep on counting. I really ought to stop now.
5/7/5/7/7 Style
The wind tells of spring.
My hair is becoming white.
This season and next
season, I keep on counting.
I really ought to stop now.
Poetry | 静か (Quiet) | Japanese & English
静か
一人なので、
私の心は静かです。
冬の静かな深夜に
思い出や雪が
いつもやって来ます。
Quiet
Being alone,
my heart remains calm.
In winter, a deep silent night,
memories and snow
always seem to come.
Travel | Mercatino Giapponese (Japanese Market) in Rome
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Image by D. Blake
Took the metro line B to Termini, then grabbed the 105 to Grotte Celoni, hoping that I would figure out the exact location of the Mercatino Giapponese (Via Casilina 713).
I came to this event two years before, and back then it seemed like a cross between a neighbourhood yard sale and a cosplay convention. This year, it was more or less the same, except for the cosplay, which was the part I had been looking forward to seeing.
It’s the kind of event where everyone knows everyone. It’s less about selling stuff than having a reunion with old friends. I didn’t mind it.
Still, it was more of a manga-meets-anime convention that just happened to be in a dancehall that casts several shades of shady upon entering it: stacks of comics and posters everywhere, Japanese dolls and anime/manga characters lined up, handcrafted jewelry and used clothes that reminded me of my goth days, and random Italian pop music playing.
It didn’t phase me when I saw the telltale Italian cornetti (croissants) and espresso at the bar. After all, I’m in Rome. Still, I was hoping to find something more…Japanese.
Only a handful of vendors were selling things other than anime/manga items. There were kimonos, Japanese socks, bookmarkers and, of course, food…but that’s a whole other tale. In the meanwhile, enjoy the photos. 😉
D.
Travel | Image of the Day: Iraqi-Japanese Linda Kuniyama (living in Rome)
Image by Linda Kuniyama. Click to visit read article about her on John Cabot University website.
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