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just now, a twinkling fish leaps from among the waves
just now, a gusting wind pulls at me from all directions
yawning under a papaya tree
looking up to the white, yellow, pink, and orange of clouds
with gray as lining
I will mail the letter today for sure
I will take off the cat's bell in silence
just now, the rain comes
just now, I go running with a huge leaf over my head
chickens and goats follow me
let's run home together
just as I jumped over the puddle's silver
my smile reflected in it
goodbye
until tomorrow, goodbye
translated from the Japanese by This is My Home Literary Trajections
Mayumi Someya
Block print is sometimes called blind work: You can't visualize the
result of your work until you see the final print. I always throb with
excitement when I carefully turn over the final copy. You see, the
paper comes out from under the plate which itself comes out through
the press machine -- all mysteriously and nonintuitively removed from
the appearance of the final product. Whenever the result exceeded my
expectations, I felt like joining hands with someone, anyone, and
setting off on a journey somewhere far away. Now, that's celebration!
I work alone, yet I often feel as if I were collaborating with others,
and then my atelier feels lively.
After Mayumi Someya graduated from college (dress and ornament
curriculum) and then art school in Tokyo, she worked on etching in
1997. She participated in group exhibitions in Tokyo in 1998, 1999 and
2000, and also had one-person shows in Tokyo in 1999 and 2000.
Etching "In the rain" by Mayumi Someya
Copyright 2001 by Mayumi Someya
Artwork(etching) Copyright 2000 by Mayumi Someya
English translation Copyright 2001 by This is My Home Literary Trajections
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