Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Riyoko Hara/Japan

Peace is ...


Two elder girls were picking flowers 

On the paths in a large rice field.

One girl had pink flowers,

The other had yellow ones.

The rice field was so large,

But there seemed to be no flowers,

I looked around but could not find any.

Far away were seen a row of mountains.

And this rice field was like a fantasy world.

I tried hard to find flowers in vain.

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Haruko Hirano/Japan

Walk beyond the farthest mountain I walk slowly holding a small thing, Watching ears of pampas grasses waving, A tiny butterfly dancing arou...

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