Wednesday, September 25, 2024
20 years ago today
I have been raising money for children in Afghanistan and Iraq for 20 years through my tanka poems and charity events. Twenty years ago today, I made the first donation, and today I made the 21st donation. What I do can't change the world, but I hope it has given and will give some strength to children suffering a lot because of the violence of the war.
Director Makhmalbaf
Is filming for the children
Dying of hunger
With a prayer that falling
Bombs change into seeds of wheat
降り注ぐ爆弾麦に変われよと
マフマルバフはカメラを回す
Hurisosogu Bakudan mugi ni Kaware yo to
Mahumarubahu wa Kamera wo mawasu
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| The first edition of Flowers and Bombs |
The tanka poems and drawing from "Flowers and Bombs: Stop the Violence of the War Now!" by
Kaoru Kobashi
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Where has the rage led us?
WAR! WAR! WAR!
The USA is roaring
In a tempestuous rage
Just like a wounded lion
Searching for the enemies
WAR! WAR! WAR! 手負いの獅子かアメリカは
敵を探して荒ぶり叫ぶ
WAR! WAR! WAR! Teoi no shishi ka America wa
Teki wo sagashi te Araburi sakebu
The tanka poem is about the USA after the attack of 911 in 2001. I was so scared where its rage would lead the world. See what have happened and are happening even now all around the world. I have been asking by tanka poems since 2001.
Why can't we stop killing people in the name of war?
Kaoru Kobashi
https://hanabaku.blogspot.com/
