L'aura del Campo

Tataki (world sashimi)

Tataki like Sashimi... a subset of sushi...

I already have groups of poems called Sushi and Sashimi so "tataki" may have to suffice.

01 152a Mother Teresa looking over us; a dog asleep on the street. Prishtina, Kosovo 2017
02 152b Behind the iron gate, a path of blue asters. Peja, Kosovo 2017
03 152c Above centuries of stones and shard, corn harvest. Ulpiana, Kosovo 2017 (greatly edited)
04 152d An immaculate mausoleum, marigold brighten the cracks. near Prishtina, Kosovo 2017
05 152e Where thousands gather for battle, nothing but a tower. near Prishtina, Kosovo 2017
06 152f Thick red carpet soothes the soles; what stories they could tell! Prishtina, Kosovo 2017
07 152g Searching for flia in the morning, burek come lunch. Kosovo 2017

08 151a Peeking out of a manhole cover in Spring; rejoining the world. Bratislava, Slovakia 2016
09 151b Fairytale fortress in bloom; buzzing of busy (suits) bankers. Luzembourg Ville 2013
10 151c By the canal's fishmarket, the Old Church leans to take a drink. Delft, Netherlands 2013
11 151d Long after the plague ran through, a train to Hogwarts. Eyam, England 2011
12 151e Boats ply under the bridge; a young man waits to jump. Porto, Portugal 2017
13 151f Where hyraxes sun themselves; we step back from the edge. Cape Town, South Africa 2015
14 151g Harassed by miner birds, a frogmouth clings to my (brown) shirt. Wangi Wangi, Australia, 2015

15 150a Open dirt landscape; nothing to stop me (my Pontiac) but a ditch. Kansas 1976
16 150b Descending stone stairs, eyes of the roofs winking. Sibiu, Romania 2016
17 150c Ruins upon ruins uncovered;Sofia's statue soars. Sofia, Bulgaria 2017
18 150d Where navigators studied; flowers bloom between stones. Cabo Sagres, Portugal 2014
19 150e White puffs appear; an island submerged by the flood. Missoula, Montana 2018
20 150f Soft burbles; I strain to understand crayfish language. Tahlequah, Oklahoma 2003

21 149a Under the bridge, the flood chews at the bank. Missoula, Montana 2018
22 149b Horizontal rain. My scarf decides to elope with the breeze. Mandal, Norway 2015
23 149c Canvas sacks full to the brim; nutsellers at rest. Dubai, UAE 2015
24 149d The town crier announces the hour and waves; cat on my lap. Ystad, Sweden 2014
25 149e Streets of amber glow; ruins resurrected. Gdansk, Poland 2014
26 149f Caught by twigs, moon in full blush. BudaPest, Hungary 2016
27 149g Once I was their enemy; smiles and kind words. Beograd, Serbia 2016

28 148a Rising from the desert, white peak tries to touch the moon. Arequipa, Peru 1974
29 148b Flat lands puddle after a rain; road blocks. Indianohio 2003
148c Trapped by clouds, hemmed in by mountains; the bus or the plane? Missoula... every winter
30 148d Southern Cross over the crashing waves; beyond nothing, nothing. Manuel Antonio, Costa rica 1974
31 148e Even the colorful trash in the canal is art. Paris, France 2013
32 148f Ah, the delights of whale and salmon! I eat fishcakes. Bergen, Norway 2012
33 148g Easter mass, a nun chanting; cameras flash. Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2014

34 147a City of marble sidewalks, slippery as snot after rain. Hualien, Taiwan 2017
35 147b Black parents guarding green eggs; a man feeds a white swan. Mito, Japan 2015
36 147bb First blooms on the plums; food stalls setting up. Mito, Japan 2015
37 147c Boat houses nestle along calm shores; dolphin in the fjord. Ornes, Norway 20??
38 147d Steep cobblestone streets; sore feet. Covilhã, Portugal 2017
39 147e When will they run out of space? Statues everywhere. Skopje, Makedonia 2017
40 147f Where a river runs through it; surfers seen from the bridge. München, Germany 2016
41 147g Placid pinksheel beach; the screech of jet skies. Playa Conchal, Costa Rica, 20??

xx Not tataki: 155a Clouds come and go; a sick child sits by the window.
42 155b Chewing on barnacles; looking down at swirling gulls. Sitio, Portugal 2014
43 155c Above the cloister; small flowers bloom on the roof. Portugal 2014
44 155d She (Julia) stretches out on the sacrificial stone; sheep keep eating. Arbor Low, England 2011
45 155e A copse called Twenty Trees; nineteen trees, two dogs. Hayfield, England 2011
46 155f Oak stretches old arms supported by crutches. Nottingham forest, England 2011
47 155g Even in death the bishop enjoys his wine. Yorkminster, England 2011

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