' ' ' ' Tankas Tell Tales

IT’S HARD TO GIVE AN ENGLISH YOB THE BRUSH OFF. Pretty Japanese being bothered in Dutch disco tells her “botherer” Her name is “Sayon Ara! ” Dumb... he not taking the hint. **** PESTERED TO BITS OR ('MINIKUI KAO! KUSOTTARE-JIJII! OKASAN DEBESO! KISAMA NO BABA WO YATCHAO SHOMBEN DE KAOWO ARATTE KOI! HE DE MO KURAE! KUSO SHITE SHINE! HIHI-JIJII! INJU! INJU! BAKO! O-BAKA! ') * Asks for a kiss. “HAZUKASHII! ”** She declines. He tries to force her. “ASHIMOTO NI KI O TSUKETE! ” ***– then trips him up. **** HAVING OUR PICTURE TAKEN BY BHUDDA We place camera On lap of statue of Buddha Run back into place. Smile as camera...whirrs...clicks. Thank Buddha for taking it. **** FROM THE LAP OF THE GODS Disco...glitter ball. Buddha sitting this one out. So many statues. From their stone laps...sweets...reefers. I clutch at his crotch: peanuts! *** YUKI...KUKI**** “No...not...snow! ” she beams. “Flower...eh...chrysanthemum.” Gentle as snowfall she...oh...blossoms in my mind above the disco. **** * The original title was in demotic Japanese but I thought it was a bit of a mouthful. It was actually this invective screamed at high pitch that sent him scuttling after his...eh...trip! 'UGLY FACE! SHITTY OLD GOAT! YOUR MOTHER HAS A PROTRUDING NAVEL! SCREW YOUR MOTHER! GO WASH YOUR FACE WITH PISS! EAT MY FART! SHIT AND THEN DIE! DIRTY OLD MAN! FILTHY FIEND LASCIVIOUS BEAST! FOOL! GREAT FOOL! ' ** “HAZUKASHII! ” = I couldn’t possibly...I’m ashamed...I am embarrassed! *** “ASHIMOTO NI KI O TSUKETE! ” = “Watch the steps! ” **** YUKI = SNOW KUKI = CHRYSANTHEMUM