Salad Anniversary
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Salad Anniversary

Machi Tawara, Juliet Winters Carpenter

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Machi Tawara, Juliet Winters Carpenter

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An exquisite collection of Japanese poetry

This internationally bestselling book took the world by storm on its publication. Covering the discovery of new love, first heartache and the end of an affair, these poems mix the ancient grace and musicality of the tanka form with a modern insight and wit. With a light, fresh touch and a cool eye, Machi Tawara celebrates the small events in a life fully lived and one that is wonderfully touched by humour and beauty. This book will stay with you through the day, and long after you have finished it.

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Publisher
Pushkin Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781782271055
Subtopic
Poetry

Baseball Game

Wrapped in a green sweater
as though folded deep in your armsā€”
winter comes on
On a Sunday morning
fragrant with navel oranges,
I boil two eggs to perfection
I check my tear-stained reflection,
remembering that you said
ā€œStay beautifulā€
More than dozens of words of love,
one chill word
preoccupies me
Knight in leather jacket
astride your motorcycle,
for you let the sunset blaze!
Underline the words
hard enough to tear the pageā€”
ā€œto love and not have faithā€
Eating takeout sushi with you,
only 300 yenā€”
tastes so good I know Iā€™m in love
Shielded by you in a crowded train,
I gaze up close
at fine down on your face
Every time I look at the public bath wall,
three of them lined up for saleā€”
ā€œear-cleaning setsā€
With you, for better or worse,
even when Iā€™m gargling
I feel like a woman
Longing to see
the ocean in December,
we board the Romance Express
A day playing at Enoshima Beachā€”
you have your future, I mine,
and so we take no snapshots
Grieve with meā€”
the sureness of your touch
catching Frisbees
is missing in this romance
Throwing stones in the waves,
he never looks my wayā€”
young man wild like the sea
I cherish the bit of crimson
staining your finger
as you open a raw oyster for me
Skeptical of promises,
you donā€™t even bother
to build your castle away from the waves
ā€œMachi-chanā€ā€”
I like the moment he hesitates
before using my pet name
The smell of you dances on the salt breeze
and in your arms
I turn into a seashell
ā€œMarry me,ā€
after two canned cocktailsā€”
are you sure you want to say that?
Head cradled in my lap like a child,
lonely vagabond
you breathe quietly, asleep
Five-thirty p.m.ā€”
you and I walk on sand, kissing
under the eye of Mt. Fuji
ā€œI was born to run,ā€ you sayā€”
for you who have no hometown
I want to become the sea
ā€œIā€™m going to go feel the winter waves,ā€
I say, and walk awayā€”
unable to meet your gaze on the beach
Unable to accept this lov...

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