Yesterday, it was cold and rainy all day.
Sometimes we practice together.
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Warmth of mother’s calligraphy/
Beats/
Winter rain/
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Mother practices calligraphy
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Mother and daughter
These are collaboration works with my mother featuring the names of the seasonal flowers by her and my own haiku about them.
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Utmost joy
Waking up mother/
Little, pleasant time/
Reflected in the fall sunshine/
Chio
Today, the third Monday of September, is designated as the Respect-for-Senior-Citizen Day in Japan.
When I wake up my 91-year-old mother and help her get ready and have breakfast is my happiest time these days.
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Greatest pastime
My greatest pastime lately is practicing calligraphy with my mother who turned 91 in July.
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Afternoon nap
I thought I would practice a lot today. However, seeing my mother nodding off sitting beside me, I myself became sleepy as well….
Drowsiness turns/
Ink slab/
Into late summer sea/
Translation and calligraphy by Chio.
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Collaboration by four people
- First my mother wrote the big letters, “Gold” and “Fish”:
- Then I searched and found a poem from the ancient China about pretty gold fish. And I wrote the poem in small letters around the big ones by my mother:
- One of the caregivers that looked after my mother then was very good at the art of folding paper into various figures (origami) and she made those golden fish:
And
- A craftsman from the picture framer I always ask my works to be framed came up with this stylish frame.
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Memory of a summer day
I wrote this one about four years ago after visiting the facility for the elderly my mother then belonged to for the first time for a fun event for both the elderly and their families, a little concert of reed pipes.
In every household/
Is a good-hearted oldster/
Gourd flowers/
Translation and calligraphy by Chio
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For her good friends
My mother wrote these on postcards for her important friends. Both of them are from other countries. My mother is much more cosmopolitan than people would normally think.
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Please stay cool
As a little, humble present for the temple we follow and support, I asked my mother to write one letter on a paper fan, a hiragana (Japanese syllabary character). The letter is the first one of the temple’s name. As my mother turned 91 years old last month and is rapidly forgetting various things, I showed her what to write.
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Autumn begins
Looking after an old parent is no easy task, even if you are dealing with your own mother.
According to the old lunar calendar, today marks the first day of autumn.
Unleashing love-hate/
To mom/
Autumn begins/
Translation and calligraphy by Chio
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