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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 6m

what I loved for myself alone was green --Shinko Tokizane わたくしのために愛したことだけが翠　時実新子 Take 2: all that I loved for me was green [lit. "only what (I) loved for me (aka 'for my sake') (is/was) green"] #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 10m

#SongOfTheDay: "Bug Like an Angel" (2023) by Mitski #indie #pop #song Did you go and make promises you can't keep? Well, when you break them, they break you right back youtu.be/5WW7cuAm-7Y?...

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Mitski - Bug Like an Angel (Official Video)

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#SongOfTheDay: 前前前世 ("Zenzenzense," 2016) by RADWIMPS #pop #rock #song The title is a play on the word 前世, or "previous life" -- the singer says he has been searching for you multiple lifetimes, "since your past past past life" youtu.be/PDSkFeMVNFs?...

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RADWIMPS - 前前前世 (movie ver.) [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by RADWIMPS

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

to be write one then two --Shinko Tokizane 生きるべし一の次には二を書いて　時実新子 Note: The Shakespeare is 生きるべきか死ぬべきか (To be, or not to be), but more literally translated reads "Should I live or should I die"; line 1 could be translated "(I/you/we) should live"; I opted for Shakespeare #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

heaven-- the stars are not kind --Shinko Tokizane 天国や星はやさしきものならず　時実新子 (heaven--stars are not gentle/kind things) #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

you happened to be born a spider in spring --Shinko Tokizane おまえたまたま蜘蛛に生まれて春の中　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

saying what's that? what's that? the big moon rises --Shinko Tokizane 何だ何だと大きな月が昇りくる　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

a deeply moving letter given to me by that good-for-nothing --Shinko Tokizane じんとくる手紙み呉れたろくでなし　時実新子 Take 2: the no-good bum who gave me such a touching letter #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the angle at which the plane ascends is a lot like romance --Shinko Tokizane 飛行機の昇る角度は恋に似る　時実新子 the angle at which the plane descends is a lot like love --Shinko Tokizane 飛行機の降りる角度は愛に似る　時実新子 Note: 恋 and 愛 can both be translated "love," but 恋 is specifically romantic love #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the stupid oleander is still blooming --Shinko Tokizane まだ咲いているのは夾竹桃のバカ　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

suddenly the hem of life is snagged --Shinko Tokizane とつぜんに命の裾を摑まれる　時実新子 Note: Fairly literal #translation - "suddenly life's hem is caught"; could possibly be rendered as "something suddenly catches the hem of [my] life" #senryu

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

which child will I lick this child I will lick mother fox --Shinko Tokizane どの子を舐めるこの子を舐める母狐　時実新子 Note: The first two parts differ by only one sound - dono ko wo nameru kono ko wo nameru ([I'll] lick which child [I'll] lick this child) I attempted to keep some of the sound #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

ah mother's milk wanting to sleep like a chrysalis --Shinko Tokizane ああ母乳さなぎのごとく眠りたし　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

making a sharp turn I shake off my mother's face --Shinko Tokizane 急カーブしてふりおとす母の顔　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#SongOfTheDay: "1000 Tambourines" (2004) by Rosso #alternative #rock #song Rosso front man Chiba Yusuke (1968-2023) is best known for his legendary earlier band, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant. He would also go on to front The Birthday. youtu.be/tRNgKnt_Jis?...

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(PV) ROSSO - 1000のタンバリン

YouTube video by Love lava

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

walking through this long night and tunnel --Shinko Tokizane 歩いて抜けるこの長い夜もトンネルも　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"are you okay?" bringing the sky from long ago --Yuka Ohara 大丈夫かと昔の空を持ってくる　小原由佳 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

the sin that was born a blue-blooded goldfish --Shinko Tokizane 青い血の金魚と生まれたる罪　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

eternally chasing a butterfly two chopsticks --Tomiji Nakamura (1912-1980) 永遠に蝶追いかける　箸二本　中村冨二 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

on nights without even a hint of wind my dead mother visits --Shinko Tokizane コトリとも風のない夜は亡母が来る　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#SongOfTheDay: "Flower" (花, 2001) by ASA-CHANG & Junray (ASA-CHANG&巡礼) #electronic #ambient #experimental #song I first heard this with the release of the anime Flowers of Evil, an adaptation of Shuzo Oshimi's manga youtu.be/3VNzZ_FBIB0?...

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花　【hana】

YouTube video by mgnine

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

there is no emergency exit in the box of autumn --Asuka Yoneyama 非常口などない　秋の箱の中　米山明日歌 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

men who love toasts and the future --Shinko Tokizane 乾杯と未来が好きな男たち　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#SongOfTheDay: "More" ("mottö," 2000) by Judy and Mary #pop #rock #song youtu.be/145SXe-l4DU?...

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

showing each other the backs of their cutting boards-- the lovers --sagi hirohashi まな板の裏を見せ合う恋人たち　　ヒロハシサギ #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

on one cheek I gather morning sunlight and turn into a bird --Shinko Tokizane 片頬に朝日集めて鳥になる　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

God will forgive me walking a tightrope --Sakujirō Sumi 神さまは許してくれる　綱わたり　墨作二郎 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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Michael Aaron Harrington | Cinnatus @cinnatus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

sorta (?) related saw these guys live a weekend ago and it was amazing!! youtu.be/jM8dCGIm6yc?...

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The HU - Wolf Totem (Official Music Video)

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

an elegy for youth I'll pretend I didn't hear that --Shinko Tokizane 青春挽歌それはきかないことにする　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

a star eventually becomes a splendid snakeskin --Sakujirō Sumi 星がやがて見事な蛇の皮となる　墨作二郎 Take 2: stars in the end are magnificent snakeskins (Note: Because of the nature of Japanese, it could be read as singular or plural; I'm not sure which is the stronger reading) #senryu #gendaihaiku #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#SongOfTheDay: "Butsumetsu Trishna" (仏滅トリシュナー, 2010) by Pilgrimage to the 88 Temples (八十八ヶ所巡礼 [Hachijuuhakkasho Junrei]) #alternative #rock #song butsumetsu: Buddha's death; unlucky day trishna: thirst, desire, craving (Buddhist term) youtu.be/c7apuNjIRe0?...

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八十八ヶ所巡礼「仏滅トリシュナー」

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

now that I'm free I drink water in gulps --Shinko Tokizane 解放の今ごくごくと水を飲む　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

a boy: the darkness behind him sits on the ground --Sakujirō Sumi 少年の　うしろの闇は地に坐る　墨作二郎 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

some days I drink water like a mad dog --Shinko Tokizane 狂犬の如く水呑む日がありぬ　時実新子 #senryu #translation

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

wandering little brothers: noses dry --Sakujirō Sumi 放浪のおとうとたちの　鼻乾く　墨作二郎 #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation

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