Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?

2011-07-25

Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?

Here's a calligram by Saitō Haruo 斎藤春夫, entitled "Draft for a missing persons newspaper notice":

Roughly:

MISSING

The
SNOWS
of yesteryear

Please contact:
SPRING

Popularity factor: 9

無名酒:

Yesteryear snows, please call your office.

L.N. Hammer:

Paging M. Villon. M. Villon, please pick up a white courtesy phone.

Matt:

"Ascend the white courtesy gallows," shurely?

L.N. Hammer:

Heh.

(BTW, this post is showing up as with 0 comments off the main page -- even when I reset the cache. Something hinky in the wiring?)

Matt:

Yeah, I have no idea why that happens sometimes. It must have to do with colons, though. It should reset when I rebuild the page...

L.N. Hammer:

Much of the virtual world is dependent on colons and semicolons, and hostage to their continued good behavior.

Matt:

Aw, now the number's wrong again.

Wow. If you ever want to pcaitrce and try another session like this .I'm in! Not that you need pcaitrce though just offering! :) You did an AMAZING job, and what a gorgeous couple and location too! Great work!

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Aime la vérité, mais pardonne à l'erreur

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2011-07-25