the bamboo
her leaves
an instant
the wind
delights.
a grove of rain
tethered as
green fibre
and root.
its spirit sews
my nerve again
to leave
pain’s shell:
calcium scar
from a once sea
in rock
october 1982
Copyright ©1986 Peter Le Baige. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced from my own publication ‘street hung with daylit moon’, Chamaeleon Press
The music is from ‘Edo Lullaby’ as performed by the Soloists Of The Ensemble Nipponia on their album ‘Japan: Traditional Vocal & Instrumental Music’ (recorded 1976)
Ruru ki Te Ruru 