Cinematic Poetry
From the Obsidian Room — an immersive piece where words dissolve into moving light.
Utsuwa — The Empty Vessel
Marveling at a rare tale, you fall silent before the rest — with eyes that seem to entrust it. So, I am next. A cinematic poem of an empty vessel waiting to be filled.
Ibara — The Thorny Path
Past a field strewn with rocks, grass and knives, a child seen from behind gazes up at the dragon orb at the summit — seizing it precisely because he wants none. A cinematic poem of rising to overthrow.
Yūoka — The Hill at Dusk
On a hill where the sunset shows, even the blooming words are lovely, yet the sky is hazy. Will it rain, will the moon rise — a cinematic poem of words with nowhere to go.
Bara — The Rose
Because it was you, I turned toward you. Smitten to the core by the words seared into my mind, I want to keep gazing up at your back — a cinematic poem set among deep crimson roses.
Kujira — The Whale
With its great body it swims on, the promised catch upon its head, careful not to drop the golden egg — waiting from afar for the day to sow seeds again. A cinematic poem of a whale in the deep sea.
Yōkōro — The Blast Furnace
Think of you and I smile in a second. Any cold, all turned from black to white — a cinematic poem of a furnace-light that never fades, ever hot.
Eden — The Garden of Song
Angels gather, sharing in birdsong; no words are needed, for all is sustained by song. A cinematic poem of an olive-tree paradise.
Maidori — The Alighting Bird
I flew down and alighted at your side. You who are no one's servant looked up at the dancing flight and saw a bright future — a cinematic poem after Yosano Akiko's Midaregami.
Orizuru — The Paper Cranes
When the pinch comes, we climb side by side. A red and a white paper crane lift from the ridgeline into the sky — a cinematic poem of one glittering hour spent with a friend.