Poem – Special Place Special friends.
Hakone
Lush green
Moss covered rocks
Tall straight majestic cedars
Nestled among mountains and valleys
Cicadas
Nature’s noises
Wind rustling leaves
Gurgling stream over rocks
Frenetic city beat fades away
Awake
Day begins
Outdoor sculpture park
Leisurely stroll, thoughts challenged
Soul soothed by nature’s setting
Hidden
Tucked away
Japanese tea garden
A calming cultural moment
Bitter green macha tea complemented
By a sweet traditional bean cake
A gentle lady in a kimono serves.
Outside
Stars, moon
Our day ends
hot spring bath, soaking
Sweet dreams come easy tonight.
Tomorrow anticipated with a warm smile
Yoroshiku Onegai shimasu
Leanne
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Oh!!! Those photos are lovely and your words complemented them! Yay! I hope I can visit Japan, too!
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I love Japan, too. We lived there for almost 2 years, and your poem brought back lovely memories!
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Thank you! Hakone is such a nice respite from the mad bustle that is Tokyo!
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I like the pictures, the poem/haiku. It’s lovely 🙂
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Thanks Jacqueline. I went for a poem rather than the structure dictated Haiku – 3 lines, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. I tied a haiku post a while back and had fun with it and it did create a funny debate of the number of syllables in certain words! This time I just enjoyed trying to increase each line by one word. wrote the poem first and them matched my pics. I really enjoyed your post on the mosque!
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You are welcome Lennenz. Not tried my hands at Haiku yet. I guess I will develop the gumption one day 🙂 The poems were really delicate and nice.
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Excellent post, really enjoyed reading this and your pics are fantastic too!
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Thank you. We had 2 nights up there and this was one particular day exploring.
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