Under a title suggesting cold severity, this tanka collection sings of nature, aging, and shades of daily life. Its restrained language carries a taut sense of season and mind.

Within coldness, a thin light of life and mind rises.

With a title that evokes a plant name, this tanka collection gently sings details of nature and daily life. It receives the light and shade of ordinary time in a quiet voice.

With the softness of a plant's name, it sings the light and shade of days.