Early in the morning at 5am,
I saw you off in a cloak over your pyjamas.
Clockwork snowflakes dancing at dawn.
On the platform waiting for a train to the suburbs.

“The rapid train …
bound for 7-Eleven 
… is now arriving.”

On the Ancient River
No, on the Ocean 
No, on the Earth
No, beyond the Universe,

An asteroid named Pasadena exists.
Take a peek through the macaroni.

Ma Caroni!
(Marvelous!)

Goodbye Terra,
Our Lovely Planet.

…

hiromi suzuki is a poet, fiction writer and artist living in Tokyo, Japan. She is the author of Ms. cried – 77 poems by hiromi suzuki (Kisaragi Publishing, 2013), logbook (Hesterglock Press, 2018), INVISIBLE SCENERY (Low Frequency Press, 2018), Andante (AngelHousePress, 2019), Found Words from Olivetti (Simulacrum Press, 2020), Ephemera (Colossive Press, 2021), Isolated Life (psw gallery, 2023). Double solo exhibition with Francesco Thérès visual HAIKU | OLIVETTI poems was held in Rome, 9 ～30 September 2021.

Note: The Macaroni-Pasadena Express is a part of the first poetry collection Ms. cried – 77 poems by hiromi suzuki (kisaragi publishing, 2013 ISBN978-4-901850-42-1). The poems written in Japanese have been translated by hiromi suzuki, 2023.