Poem by Hiro Kota (copy right reserved)
[The Jazz]
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1.[Only me in the restaurant]
2.[Shocking Halloween]
3.[Kids]
4.[Park under the high-voltage wire]
5.[No one in the park]
6.[Continental breakfast]
7.[Scripture garden]
8.[Through the window]
9.[Blown by the winds]
10.[Cuisine time]
11.[The jazz]
12.[Come to the Hall]
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Only me in the
restaurant
Taking beer for lunch
because most people are
working age
Just come for daily
lunch
at this local Mexican
restaurant
People are rushing into
this place
Ordering gigantic burrito
must be popular in this
area
eating Tortilla tip
with salsa
took me to enchantment
of
peaceful atmosphere
Sierra Nevada beer
made a retired man
very happy
Walking along the street
of
small town near LAX
in quiet street
nobody taking a walk
except me
One lady is jogging
along the up and down
hill
Looking over the roof
of houses
I noticed something
flying
White skinny staff in
the sky
Overlaying on the grass
yard is
imagination of Human skeletons
and ghost like creature
That happens to be all
over houses
black cats, skeletons,
witches,
gigantic spider on the
web
along the road
never been seen such 40
years ago
Kids are dressed like ghost
and shouting to the
neighbor
“Trick or treat”
repeatedly
This unique culture in
America
is now spread all over
the earth
eventually every houses
will be covered by ghost
Playing succor with
friends in the
school which may be
elementary or lower
kids are playing and shouting
over the sky
in the adjacent of
international airport
looking through fences
young is a gifted
nature
looking the playground activated by kids
perceiving generated
acts
to those watching them
kids never thought
what the life all about
[Park under the high-voltage wire]
No
wonder just looking the contiured park
On the
Google map
Which
does not indicate the existance of such
Wire
on the sky
This
may be the idea to use land
under
high voltage wire
For
park not for residence
Green
tarf is symbolizing the walkway for
Anyone
who can jog or walk
Nevertheless
ofted tended to look up
Towers
and wires
on the
sky above
Not
too confortable
What surprised me is
the scene that
No one in the park
Under the hazy sunshine
Walking the park is a daily
practice of
Elder people
Just to think their own
health
They will do anything
feasible to access
For their health
improvements
Vacant playground for
kids is now
Their territory
Authentic style with
two pieces of toasts,
orange and strawberries
I ordered coffee
instead of orange juice
straight American coffee
encouraging start of
this day
a small condense milk
adds values for good fragrance
Looking over the
restaurant
a couple next to my
table
enjoying country potatoes
and egg
prompted me a side
order of the same
plus sausage links
this gave me additional
energy
with three cups of
coffee
making me full of my
stomach
in the hotel restaurant
of French quarter
Oh what a wonderful day
it is!!
Swan in the park makes
noises all day long
Just standing and
walking a little
Otherwise mumbling by
herself
scriptures around her
are
staying the place for
some years
they may stay same
location
as long as this park is existing
whereas swan may fly to
north in the summer
contradiction between
two creatures
Sitting in the chair of
downtown ROLA
In the shop waiting for
coffee
Strong winds brew over oak trees
In the working day
But only a few visitors
taking a walk
In a restaurant near
the tiny park
where a couple of
statures overlooking us
a couple tightly
hanging their hands
walked away from the
park
remainings are staures
still overlooking me
through the window of
the restaurant
wind looks strong but
calm remains on the street
chatting noise sustaining
in this dining room
Upon the sacrifices of
slavery
Wealth was built for
those who got
Privileges under the
nonexistence of democracy
For many yars such was
true in the history
The huge houses left
above the ground level
to get rid of humidity
in order to secure comfortable
life
only for the land load
Neglected people were
suffered by
the unhealthy
conditions
and limit on the
freedom life
in this wet land
For generations to
generations
Under devastated living
conditions
Human life was so
cheaply buried in the ground
Which can not be seen
by
The guided tour in the
remaining of the plantation
Only what tells us is
how wealthy people
lives there
Shadow of the victims
were not
visible in this historic house
memory was browed away
by the winds
Cooks are busy in the
kitchen of the restaurant
Speciality for tonight
I ordered BBQ shrimp as
starter
This is known as local
representative cuisine in South
Dark soup made of local
beer and mixture
of various spices
cooked with half sized lemon
over the French bread
Taking such with a cup
of coffee is
another way of dinning
followed by the garden
salad with caiser dressing
Siting on the char
right infront of
see-through kitchen
at the cuisine time in
French quarter
Sounds of trumpet and
drum
Heated high at evening
of French quarter
Harrowin night is just
special for those
Most wearing masks and
unique costumes
Sounds of jazz make
feel free
All audiences taking
beer or cactail
Swings, blues and
things like
authentic motions move the heart
Deeply in touch
Anyone sitting on woody
chair relaxing
most of time just listening
music
and chatting each other
What a wonderful night
that
God gave us JAZZ
While waiting for the
permission of the preservation hall
Only need is patience
and chatting with someone
Don’t mind long queues just chat with your flaks
Things are not unusual
even week day
wonder is how such
large crown get in the hall
In front of Voo doos
store
Hall opens door for 15
dollars admission
In the corner of Bourbon
and Saint street
First show starts at 8
pm
Finally get into the
hall
For 2nd
party all seats were occupied
overlooking for
starting on time
flash of camera on the
stage
where nobody yet to come
for playing jazz
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