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May 2013 ClarkU SPLASH Presentation: The Video!

Posted on September 2, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

I’ve been meaning to put this up for awhile now, but the wait is over! The link below leads to my SPLASH course I presented back in May. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZMlvYH2708

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Yokai Tanka: Bake-zori

Posted on August 5, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

Zo-zori-zori, Running through an empty house Dancing in the dark Even without the humans The sandals will dance-dance-dance

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Ayakashi

Posted on June 30, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

Three days on the sea Rain falls upon a small boat Men gather their pails And gather the gallons of oil From the eel’s underbelly

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Sunekosuri

Posted on June 29, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

The wet mountainside Small creatures run through the rain The world is so loud Fur rubbing between the legs Goes unnoticed in the dark

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Hari-onago

Posted on June 28, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

Shikoku siren Smiling at me. I wonder If that welcoming face Can rip out innocent hearts With the hair of claws she masks

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Makura-gaeshi

Posted on June 27, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

Peaceful breathing Fills a sleeping man’s quarters The calm room is filled With the movement of pillows Being placed at the legs

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Kerakera-onna

Posted on June 26, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

A young juvenile Wanders near a brothel’s edge The prostitute’s laughs Fill a human’s ear canals But they never fill the sky

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Kameosa

Posted on June 25, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

The nighttime is brief Happiness is un-fleeting The cracks on a jug Containing the earth are small The fluids run forever

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Inugami

Posted on June 24, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

A dog bites a man And I wonder who plays God In the partnership Of a dog granting vengeance And the man who birthed those powers

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A-Tanka-A-Day: Kami-kiri

Posted on June 23, 2013 by michaelgoldstein23

In a royal house The emperor sleeps calmly The tchac-tchac of blades Stops for only a moment The emperor’s hair scatters

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