Kazuko M.
@estherhawdon.bsky.social
I teach English at University. I love reading books, listening to music and watching films. My favorite writers are Soseki Natsume, Charlotte Bronte, Kazuo Ishiguro, Wilkie Collins etc.
"Tired of hearing
Worldly things:
Winter confinement" Kyoshi Takahama
(image: Shufu Miyamoto)
Worldly things:
Winter confinement" Kyoshi Takahama
(image: Shufu Miyamoto)
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Tired of hearing
Worldly things:
Winter confinement" Kyoshi Takahama
(image: Shufu Miyamoto)
Worldly things:
Winter confinement" Kyoshi Takahama
(image: Shufu Miyamoto)
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Goodnight my bluesky friends 😴 💙 💕
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Goodnight my bluesky friends 😴 💙 💕
Reposted by Kazuko M.
"one must bend
in the floating world -
snow on the bamboo" Chiyo-ni
(image: Harunobu Suzuki)
in the floating world -
snow on the bamboo" Chiyo-ni
(image: Harunobu Suzuki)
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
"one must bend
in the floating world -
snow on the bamboo" Chiyo-ni
(image: Harunobu Suzuki)
in the floating world -
snow on the bamboo" Chiyo-ni
(image: Harunobu Suzuki)
"the ice of the moat
cracking...
winter moon" Issa Kobayashi
(image: Shotei Takahashi)
cracking...
winter moon" Issa Kobayashi
(image: Shotei Takahashi)
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
"the ice of the moat
cracking...
winter moon" Issa Kobayashi
(image: Shotei Takahashi)
cracking...
winter moon" Issa Kobayashi
(image: Shotei Takahashi)
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Guten Morgen!
Hier in Augsburg zwar noch November-Wetter: Grauer Himmel, trübe Stimmung. Aber die Zeichen stehen überall schon unverkennbar auf Weihnachten.
Hier in Augsburg zwar noch November-Wetter: Grauer Himmel, trübe Stimmung. Aber die Zeichen stehen überall schon unverkennbar auf Weihnachten.
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Guten Morgen!
Hier in Augsburg zwar noch November-Wetter: Grauer Himmel, trübe Stimmung. Aber die Zeichen stehen überall schon unverkennbar auf Weihnachten.
Hier in Augsburg zwar noch November-Wetter: Grauer Himmel, trübe Stimmung. Aber die Zeichen stehen überall schon unverkennbar auf Weihnachten.
"sunset in snow
is like a letter read
many times"
― Ryuta Iida (tr. Gabi Greve)
(image: Kaii Higashiyama )
is like a letter read
many times"
― Ryuta Iida (tr. Gabi Greve)
(image: Kaii Higashiyama )
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
"sunset in snow
is like a letter read
many times"
― Ryuta Iida (tr. Gabi Greve)
(image: Kaii Higashiyama )
is like a letter read
many times"
― Ryuta Iida (tr. Gabi Greve)
(image: Kaii Higashiyama )
"at the old pond
snow falls on Mandarin ducks
in twilight"
Basho Matsuo
(image: Jakuchu Ito)
snow falls on Mandarin ducks
in twilight"
Basho Matsuo
(image: Jakuchu Ito)
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
"at the old pond
snow falls on Mandarin ducks
in twilight"
Basho Matsuo
(image: Jakuchu Ito)
snow falls on Mandarin ducks
in twilight"
Basho Matsuo
(image: Jakuchu Ito)
Reposted by Kazuko M.
Reposted by Kazuko M.
ICYMI I wrote about Gerhard Rühm's collection of 100 number poems, translated by Alexander Booth @wordkunst.bsky.social @twistedspoon.bsky.social
Counting, accounting and recounting: The Folded Clock by Gerhard Rühm roughghosts.com/2025/11/26/c...
Counting, accounting and recounting: The Folded Clock by Gerhard Rühm roughghosts.com/2025/11/26/c...
Counting, accounting and recounting: The Folded Clock by Gerhard Rühm
two! one two – one two – three! . two one two three – four . two “a recounting,” the first number poem you encounter in Gerhard Rühm’s The Folded Clock, opens with a lengthy note…
roughghosts.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
ICYMI I wrote about Gerhard Rühm's collection of 100 number poems, translated by Alexander Booth @wordkunst.bsky.social @twistedspoon.bsky.social
Counting, accounting and recounting: The Folded Clock by Gerhard Rühm roughghosts.com/2025/11/26/c...
Counting, accounting and recounting: The Folded Clock by Gerhard Rühm roughghosts.com/2025/11/26/c...
"The snow,
As I watch,
Keeps falling and falling." Santoka
(image: Hasui Kawase)
As I watch,
Keeps falling and falling." Santoka
(image: Hasui Kawase)
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"The snow,
As I watch,
Keeps falling and falling." Santoka
(image: Hasui Kawase)
As I watch,
Keeps falling and falling." Santoka
(image: Hasui Kawase)
Reposted by Kazuko M.
first quarter moon before the winter storm
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
first quarter moon before the winter storm
"It's drizzling,
Here I am,
Still alive." Santoka
(image: Takeji Asano)
Here I am,
Still alive." Santoka
(image: Takeji Asano)
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"It's drizzling,
Here I am,
Still alive." Santoka
(image: Takeji Asano)
Here I am,
Still alive." Santoka
(image: Takeji Asano)
Reposted by Kazuko M.
Gill Williams
Murmurations
Murmurations
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Gill Williams
Murmurations
Murmurations
"Winter garden,
the moon thinned to a thread,
insects singing." Basho Matsuo
(images: Matazo Kayama)
the moon thinned to a thread,
insects singing." Basho Matsuo
(images: Matazo Kayama)
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
"Winter garden,
the moon thinned to a thread,
insects singing." Basho Matsuo
(images: Matazo Kayama)
the moon thinned to a thread,
insects singing." Basho Matsuo
(images: Matazo Kayama)
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Goodnight my bluesky friends 😴 💙 💕
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Goodnight my bluesky friends 😴 💙 💕
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Morning all... (and a Ducks hello to @valarie.bsky.social and @brianlibby.bsky.social )
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Morning all... (and a Ducks hello to @valarie.bsky.social and @brianlibby.bsky.social )
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John Atkinson Grimshaw
Moonlight Wharfedale
Moonlight Wharfedale
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
John Atkinson Grimshaw
Moonlight Wharfedale
Moonlight Wharfedale
"I walked abroad on a snowy day:
I ask'd the soft Snow with me to play:
she play'd and she melted in all her prime;
And the Winter call'd it a dreadful crime."
― William Blake, Soft Snow
[image: Koson Ohara]
I ask'd the soft Snow with me to play:
she play'd and she melted in all her prime;
And the Winter call'd it a dreadful crime."
― William Blake, Soft Snow
[image: Koson Ohara]
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"I walked abroad on a snowy day:
I ask'd the soft Snow with me to play:
she play'd and she melted in all her prime;
And the Winter call'd it a dreadful crime."
― William Blake, Soft Snow
[image: Koson Ohara]
I ask'd the soft Snow with me to play:
she play'd and she melted in all her prime;
And the Winter call'd it a dreadful crime."
― William Blake, Soft Snow
[image: Koson Ohara]
Reposted by Kazuko M.
Happy Birthday, George Eliot. Thank you for writing out your beautiful heart despite everything.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy Birthday, George Eliot. Thank you for writing out your beautiful heart despite everything.
Reposted by Kazuko M.
late-afternoon, coastal reserve, that period when roosting is vocality & performance & then the lift & circle, barnacle geese entering sunset & staying there, whooper swans down to overnight, the whole brassy biophany loud & present *bonus goldcrest
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
late-afternoon, coastal reserve, that period when roosting is vocality & performance & then the lift & circle, barnacle geese entering sunset & staying there, whooper swans down to overnight, the whole brassy biophany loud & present *bonus goldcrest
Reposted by Kazuko M.
the wandering forest light
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
the wandering forest light
"day after day after day
only cold drizzle with snow ―
I am getting older" Ryokan Taigu
[image: Shufu Miyamoto]
only cold drizzle with snow ―
I am getting older" Ryokan Taigu
[image: Shufu Miyamoto]
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"day after day after day
only cold drizzle with snow ―
I am getting older" Ryokan Taigu
[image: Shufu Miyamoto]
only cold drizzle with snow ―
I am getting older" Ryokan Taigu
[image: Shufu Miyamoto]
"life in this world
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"life in this world
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
just like a temporary shelter
from a winter shower"
― Sogi (tr. Makoto Ueda)
(image: Hasui Kawase)
Reposted by Kazuko M.
Julia Pärnänen - Trees in the dark
February 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Julia Pärnänen - Trees in the dark