Posted by: elephantdreams on: April 23, 2009
My! So things happened.
I went to Hiroshima. It was quite an experience.
The flowers bloomed. These are by the train station in the countryside.
Japan has a crazy number of flowers everywhere, for a country with practically zero grass.
I rode my bicycle. A lot.
I have no idea what I would do without it. Probably [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: March 23, 2009
“Where are we going?” he asked,
because we never know
our own town
especially when exhausted.
“Let’s book it!” we cried
hup-hup across the road
one-two feet slapping pavement
it’s the same thing in a different time zone
it could be to the edge of the earth
or a backwards door
reckless and gasping
forwards is all that matters.
We ran, we followed, grateful,
unable to hear past [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: January 16, 2009
It was dark, and we were supposed to be going home. We are responsible adults, after all.
But instead, naturally, we were busy wondering if ar0und the next corner we would fall off the mountain and die.
All our fellows were at the bar, making merry. It’s a small bar, and we’d been stuck with these people [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: December 19, 2008
A lot has been going on! Sorry I haven’t been keeping up to date. Writing will follow on the subject of orphans, shopping, classes, and so on. But today, I just have two things to say.
Thing one: I went to Kyoto! It was amazing. Since my post about that has quite a few photos, I’m [...]
