Happy New Year, everyone. Today's post, like recent events that have brought meback to my computer days before I'd intended to return, is written for Kim at dVerse.Thank you, Kim,…
It's cold. I send you warm thoughts to ward off the cold snap of winter.
Here's another new word typical of the winter season: Kotatsu. Presented to you in a #Gogyohka. Check out the photo that inspired this winter-warmth #poem for January.
Today is a national holiday in Japan, in celebration of all young people turning 20 years old this year. Today, each city celebrates their young and if you ever wish…
Today, we saw the sun. And in my yard, I saw two snakes taking a shortcut through my yard. Oh my! Here's a poem about those cheeky snakes that stopped me in my track. How do you feel about snakes? I'm not a fan, they scare the daylights out of me, but I let them be. I hope these two find a home somewhere else. Right?
Then I came to Japan. And I collapsed. Exhausted. I became undone only to find a wellspring of new energy that slowly seeped into me. Slowly, I started to deflate. I heard birds chirping, cicadas singing their joyful songs, people conversing and laughing softly and life for me turned into a slow waltz. It can happen to you too. Promise.