地図になき場所にて友の夫（つま）逝きぬ「かく死にたし」と語れり我ら
時々をせいいっぱいに生きたれば去りし瞬間悔ひはなからじ
Archive for December, 2008
地図にない場所
Posted in Tanka （短歌） on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2008年最後のできごと
Posted in Basenjis（バセンジ）, tagged Basenji, Basenjis（バセンジ） on December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
2008年の最後の日記ですが、こんな写真で終われて里夕夕ちゃんはホントに幸せだと思います。
梅さん、千代さんありがとう。
羊のホネおいしいでっす！
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流木定規
Posted in Tanka （短歌）, tagged 短歌, tanka on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
波の幅測るやひとつ流木が定規の長さに漂ひ来たる
耳たぶのやはらかさなる土の面自転車の轍深く続けり
The Invisible Sacrifice of Halisham in Today’s World
Posted in Books (English), tagged カズオ・イシグロ, British Novel, 私を離さないで, Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Review of “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro
The students of Halisham, a group of cloned kids are destined to become victims since their birth. They are merely raised to donate their organs when they grow up and eventually “complete” their lives. The institute is founded by a couple of conscientious people (Miss Emily and [...]
“The World Doesn’t End” by Charles Simic
Posted in Books (English) on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, my husband showed me Charles Simic’s poetry titled, “The World Doesn’t End”, saying “You’ll like it.”
And I liked it very much.
The poetry doesn’t seem to make any attempt to look deep, but it is in no way anywhere near shallow. It is enchantingly unique; somewhat mythological, but not quite. It could be [...]
Nostalgia to Woodcutters and Woodcutting
Posted in Journal（日記） on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning at the gym, I used a “something saw” machine which imitates the movement of a wood-cutter manipulating a chain-saw.
Many training machines in a gym are designed after recreational activities such as rowing, skiing or rock-climbing. They are probably designed for the specific training for that sport. Meanwhile, there are also a few which [...]
