A very good and longtime friend of mine sent me another handmade mask.
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She has known me for a long time and I am sure the photo shows the fact very well.
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One more thing about the photo is it is my very first selfie in life. I tried to do this only to find out I definitely need a selfie stick.
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Static noises from the records/
Myriad green leaves of early summer/
Look cold/
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Translation and calligraphy by Chio
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This is a well-known ancient Chinese poem on good climate of early summer.
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It describes pleasant air of the season.
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I hope we can fully enjoy this beautiful weather, but…
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I wrote this following a traditional rule of writing a poem, that is, how many lines there should be and how many letters must be put in the last line.
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Here is a haiku of irregular rhythm I made around one year ago.
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People may be celebrating Mother’s Day in a new and different manner from they used to.
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I took up a blouse/
Mother’s Day/
Is coming near/
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These days, people can’t help feeling low.
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That is why I searched a motif that holds a tough mind and found this one.
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It roughly means a crane takes wings, kicking deep snow fields; a dragon flies into the sky, breaking up the frozen lake. Breaking through any hardships, they exert their inherent ability to the fullest extent.
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Today marks the first day of the summer season according to the old calendar.
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The kana (Japanese alphabet) piece is a haiku.
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I hope this new season will give us energy.
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Transparent is/
The first star of the evening/
Summer begins/
Translation and calligraphy by Chio
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This is my favorite image, the image of love’s inexhaustibility.
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Now, I know I am immersed in it. Thinking back now, I realize I have always been.
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I wonder how I could change into the giving part.
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Exactly one year ago, the very first day of this new era, that is, my mother did this 令和at the facility for the elderly. She was ninety then.
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Remembering her, I composed a haiku on this.
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My mother/
Her calligraphy name: 絹笑 reached the era of 令和/
Summer is approaching, just around the next door/
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