Poem
Yosuke Tanaka
Africa
Mr. Poet who was a sophisticated parasol it was a parasolPaprika parachute sophisticated Mr. Poet out on the prairie
Summer’s, if it’s a parasol, it would run, summer’s.
African vegetarian African vegetarian
Parachute prairie clouds are Mr. Poet in Africa laterite
Mr. Poet if so how sophisticated
Giraffe’s viridian’s giraffe’s viridian’s giraffe’s viridian
Also
Parachute of the African road we drive in our jeep falling umbrella
Africa falling vegetarian, vegetarian viridian, pilaf
Put on Tabasco don’t put on Tabasco pilaf afternoon
Ketchup Tabasco ketchup Tabasco ketchup Tabasco
So sophisticated, it was blood-colored
Ketchup paprika it was a sophisticated parasol
It was a parachute so drive and there’s pepper sauce
It was a prairie it was summer vegetarian viridian, sum
Mer
Laterite
Laterite
Ravens are dancing, Mr. Poet in Africa in the prairie
On vulture hill, lion lion
Paprika Africa Paprika Africa Paprika Africa
Desert
Parsley
© Translation: 2009, Jeffrey Angles
AFRICA
© 1999, Yosuke Tanaka
From: Yama ga mieru hini, (A Day When the Mountains are Visible)
Publisher: Shichosha, Tokyo
From: Yama ga mieru hini, (A Day When the Mountains are Visible)
Publisher: Shichosha, Tokyo
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Africa
Mr. Poet who was a sophisticated parasol it was a parasolPaprika parachute sophisticated Mr. Poet out on the prairie
Summer’s, if it’s a parasol, it would run, summer’s.
African vegetarian African vegetarian
Parachute prairie clouds are Mr. Poet in Africa laterite
Mr. Poet if so how sophisticated
Giraffe’s viridian’s giraffe’s viridian’s giraffe’s viridian
Also
Parachute of the African road we drive in our jeep falling umbrella
Africa falling vegetarian, vegetarian viridian, pilaf
Put on Tabasco don’t put on Tabasco pilaf afternoon
Ketchup Tabasco ketchup Tabasco ketchup Tabasco
So sophisticated, it was blood-colored
Ketchup paprika it was a sophisticated parasol
It was a parachute so drive and there’s pepper sauce
It was a prairie it was summer vegetarian viridian, sum
Mer
Laterite
Laterite
Ravens are dancing, Mr. Poet in Africa in the prairie
On vulture hill, lion lion
Paprika Africa Paprika Africa Paprika Africa
Desert
Parsley
© 2009, Jeffrey Angles
From: Yama ga mieru hini, (A Day When the Mountains are Visible)
From: Yama ga mieru hini, (A Day When the Mountains are Visible)
Africa
Mr. Poet who was a sophisticated parasol it was a parasolPaprika parachute sophisticated Mr. Poet out on the prairie
Summer’s, if it’s a parasol, it would run, summer’s.
African vegetarian African vegetarian
Parachute prairie clouds are Mr. Poet in Africa laterite
Mr. Poet if so how sophisticated
Giraffe’s viridian’s giraffe’s viridian’s giraffe’s viridian
Also
Parachute of the African road we drive in our jeep falling umbrella
Africa falling vegetarian, vegetarian viridian, pilaf
Put on Tabasco don’t put on Tabasco pilaf afternoon
Ketchup Tabasco ketchup Tabasco ketchup Tabasco
So sophisticated, it was blood-colored
Ketchup paprika it was a sophisticated parasol
It was a parachute so drive and there’s pepper sauce
It was a prairie it was summer vegetarian viridian, sum
Mer
Laterite
Laterite
Ravens are dancing, Mr. Poet in Africa in the prairie
On vulture hill, lion lion
Paprika Africa Paprika Africa Paprika Africa
Desert
Parsley
© 2009, Jeffrey Angles
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