Rikyubai

I read Natsuo Kirino ‘Yoru mata Yoru no fukai Yoru’ (Togensha)
Dear Nanami, You may be taken by surprise to receive a letter from me.]
The rikyubai is in full bloom.

Yamatsutsuji

I read Hazuki Saisho ‘Reru Rareru’ (Iwanami)
How those yet to be born think after birth?
The yamatsutsuji blooms.

Shaga

I read Makoto Uasa ‘Hero wo mattemo Sekai wa kawaranai’ (Asahishinbunshuppan)
We cannot expect heroes.
The shaga blooms.

Strawberry

I read Hirofumi Uzawa ‘Keizai to Ningen no Tabi’ (Nihonkeizaishinbun)
Keynesian General Theory collapsed.
The strawberry blooms.

Endomame

I read Akihiro Yamamoto ‘Kaku to Nihonjin’ (Chukoushinsho)
Radiation occurs both at peaceful uses and at war time uses of nuclear.
The endomame blooms.

Snowdrop

I read Andre Bazin ‘QU’EST-QUE LE CINEMA?’ (Iwanami)
A Film completes the temporal objectivity of paintings.
The snow drop blooms.

Rengyo

I read Minato Kawamura ‘Kamino Toride’ (Impact)
Untill now, it was empty military force.
The rengyo is arranged in a vase.