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Hiroshi Kawasaki

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The Bird

The bird
Throws me a quick glance
And then
He pushes off from the branch
Right away
He is gone
As if to say
A long time ago humans caught a horrible disease
That keeps them from flying

THE BIRD

Hiroshi Kawasaki

(Japan, 1930 - 2004)

Born in Tokyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki published countless numbers of poems, essays, stories, radio plays and documentaries over the half a century until his death in 2004. His poems are usually plain, unpretentious narratives, and echo his longing for nature, especially the sea, and for living in harmony with nature. His essays, on the other hand, explore the richness of the contemporary Japanese lan...

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The Bird

The bird
Throws me a quick glance
And then
He pushes off from the branch
Right away
He is gone
As if to say
A long time ago humans caught a horrible disease
That keeps them from flying

The Bird

The bird
Throws me a quick glance
And then
He pushes off from the branch
Right away
He is gone
As if to say
A long time ago humans caught a horrible disease
That keeps them from flying