Random Curiosity

「七々子と雨の七不思議」 (Nanako to Ame no Nanafushigi)
“Nanako and the Seven Wonders of the Rain”

A blog post is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when Passerby gets his butt in gear.

「七々子の反抗期」 (Nanako no Hankou-ki)
“Nanako’s Rebellious Phase”

‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, write haiku.’

「占い少女」 (Uranai Shoujo)
“The Fortune Teller Girl”

‘Even birds can sing but only humans rhyme.’

「キャンバス少女」 (Kyanbasu Shoujo)
“Canvas Girl”

‘Rhime being no necessary Adjunct or true Ornament of Poem or good Verse, in longer Works especially, but the Invention of a barbarous Age, to set off wretched matter and lame Meeter.’ – John Milton, Paradise Lost

「遊園地に行こう」 (Yuenchi ni Ikou)
“Let’s Go to the Amusement Park”

Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.

「七々子のダイエット」 (Nanako no Daietto)
“Nanako’s Diet”

‘And that would set my teeth nothing on edge,
Nothing so much as mincing poetry:
‘Tis like the forc’d gait of a shuffling nag.’

「五七五系女子」 (Go Nana Go-kei Joshi)
“The 5-7-5 Girl”

Si metrum non habet, non est poema.