sibilant grass
the sun's light
passing by

father planting
new violets
on his son's grave

(From Caribbean Kigo Kukai, June 2010)


silent walk ...
he doesn't hear
what I'm saying

(From my comment in Bill's blog.)

Midsummer Day , afterwards

funny night --
I and the sun
still fully awake

Here in Turku - 60 degs North - the sun is up from 3.57 to 22.48 o'clock. In Utsjoki - 70 degs North - from 17th May to 28th July.

I'm again at Turku.

Ps. also it was the Full moon last night; whick one did I celebrated with??

     From which waters 
     this particular flow 
     is a summary of?

an echo
in the middle of the short night --
the sun is snoring

Summer solstice --
just after six months
Santa Claus is coming!

rainy day ...
a good reason
to stay inside

Turned their backs

Follow-me-not?
This short summer
just begun.

An empty coffee cup

black-and-white
road homewards --
emptied coffee cup

My car watching for
the same looking stones --
a pitiful tourist

     I'm not leaving ... 
     my sweet 
     homeland

Norwegian series

homewards --
to the right
the land of mosquitoes

One variation

Every day
in the sky
some newborn clouds

Sávjápahta series

On the hill
also today new rocks,
a new tree

#1

an old man coughing --
a sound
from olden times

#2

reached the hilltop --
found many new
clouds

Savjápahta series

Savjápahta (Lappish, meaning The Holy Hill or something like it.)

#1

a windy day --
fresh reindeer's shit
on the path


#2

below the hill
some boulders
on the top, boulders


#3


across the path
a small brook
otherwise silent

69.33 North, 25.53 East

I'm going stay here next two weeks. Internet once or twice a week.
This river is Teno. Deatnu in Lappish. (= Big River)

     Also the sunrays 
     flowing northwards -- 
     The Big River

you too 
on your vacation -- 
peace on the road

    long legged 
    flying object 
    seeking the sun