My Santiago

After "Fat Man" - Hiroshima 1945 (a true story)

Their child found her way home Just short hours after the blast Her mother tended her burns

But just could not love away the pain. She died just days later in her arms. Grief stricken, the father buried his little girl And her charred tricycle

In their back yard. A tortured body; May her soul rest in peace!

(23-25 March 2016)

Atomic Dome stark Against Hiroshima skyline And yet meltdown at Fukushima?

(23 March 2016)

Sakura's flower As bride in red weds her groom; How long will love last?

5th April 2016

Cherry Blossoms bloom Kyoto’s Philosophers’ Way; Lift Kyoto streets out of tedium!

31st March 2016

The look speaks volumes.

Crouching in the graveyard, Elongated nose, Small piercing eyes, And purple knitted cap to ward off cold, The look speaks volumes.

Reluctance to leave this life, Impermanence, mortality;

And what lies before (all of) us!

(Monday 28th March 2016 @ Daioshi Gobi Mausoleum, Koyasan)