Mikan

I read Atsushi Okada ‘Tenshi towa Nanika’ (Chukoshinsho)
We confuse angel with cupid. But distinction is made between them.
The mikan blooms.

Kabosu

I read Sakura Shiga ‘Tax Heaven’ (Iwanami)
It’s evasion of tax.
The kabosu blooms.

Hassaku

I read Akihiko Ota ‘Yamano kamisama・Hotokesama’ (Yamakei.
The mountain is counted by unit of ‘Za’ that means ‘God.’
The hassaku blooms.

Daidai

I read Carson McCullers ‘The Member of the Wedding’ (Penguin)
Frankie fancies his brother when he marries.
The daidai blooms.

Kishobu

I read Donald Keene ‘Ishikawa Takuboku’ (Shinchosha)
Here is Takuboku's poem, ‘two friends just like me; one dead one, out of jail now sick’
It shows his sense of modern.
The kishobu blooms.

Ayame

I read Takaaki Yoshimoto ‘Franshisuko he’ (Kodansha)
Shinran quested for boundaries.
The ayame blooms.

Shiran

I read Kang Sang Yung ‘Sousekino Kotoba’ (Shueisha)
Every one is lonely.
The shiran blooms.