Tanka by Martin Lam

猫まるで           

ぼくを万年         

知ったよう         

魂までも           

じっとみる         


The cat looks right through

my eyes into my deep soul,

just as if we two  

had known one another for

a past myriad of years.

 

 

 

 

ベルベット                berubetto
 

朝から開いて           asa kara aite
 

ふらふらと、            furafura to,
 

いつまで見える   　 itsu made mieru
 

光りの奇蹟？           hikari no kiseki?
 

 

Staggering, I draw

the thick red velvet curtains

from the  mute windows.

For how long the renewal

of this miracle of light?