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Weekly Photo Challenge: Path

12/24, 2016 tanu

Following a path through the woods,
An ardent desire has gone back to your heart.
Quickening the steps involuntarily,
You just remember an empty cart.
It is the time to look back to the path you have been.
because you have mostly caught the goal to be seen.

As you know my native language is not English but Japanese. This year I have tried to write haiku or shot poems in English with unfamiliar words for me. I hope it went well.

母語は日本語だが、今年はなるべく普段は使わない単語を含んだ短い詩を書くよう試してきた。少しでもうまくいったのなら良いのだが。

In response to the weekly photo challenge, Path by The Daily Post.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Anticipation

12/17, 2016 tanu

with eager anticipation,
looking out of smudged window,
anxiety over imagination.

The picture was taken newly after I posted similar one. I felt someone gazing vacantly at the sea but with anticipation. It was just a scuttle – rounded window – of an old ocean liner but must have a story.

Instead of answering to the question “what are you waiting for”, I’d like to say what I’m looking for; it’s a creative imagination required for writing a story.

In response to the weekly photo challenge, Anticipation by The Daily Post.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon

12/10, 2016 tanu

We can hardly find new horizon today and I’m not an exception. There’s hardly anything to explore here and there. Though I don’t like to say new year’s resolution, I’m going to step to writing works more.

In response to the weekly photo challenge, New Horizon by The Daily Post.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Relax

12/4, 201612/3, 2016 tanu

Who made the word ‘work-life balance’ and why? It must be easy to answer the question when you don’t stick to its definition. Pablo Picasso said

When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired.

Needless to say, only few people can find a job makes you relax. So, it might be good to quote words by Vanessa Williams.

I think there’s a time to work, and everyone has to kind of adjust. And then there’s a time to relax, and be the mom or take the kids on vacation when you need to wind down. So it’s a matter of planning, and being able to map out your year or your week or let’s start with the day. It is just being multi-tasking and being available.

Anyway, all of us should engrave the fact into hearts that we relax because someone made it.

In response to the weekly photo challenge, Relax by The Daily Post.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: It’s Not This Time of Year Without…

11/26, 2016 tanu

It was a national holiday called ‘Labor’ Thanksgiving Day on 23 Nov in Japan, which is a bit different from Thanksgiving Day in US.
Interestingly a typical joke of the holiday was given on 22 Nov, a day before Labor Thanksgiving.

“Too busy. How can I take a day off. Who established the Labor Thanksgiving, er?”
“Nobody knows. We have only one month to New Year Day and we still have many things to do.”
“Okay! It’s a holiday tomorrow and, I guess, you’re gonna drink a lot and have no plan other than watching TV. Let’s have a meeting tonight.”
“Sigh. It would be unlimited-time one.”
“Don’t you know it means thank-you-for-working-hard day?”

Time to time, it’s not a joke but a serious social problem.
Taking about myself, of course, I went back home as usual and enjoyed autumn leaves of Japanese maple trees next morning of Labor Thanksgiving Day. “紅葉狩り(Momiji-gari, literally hunting autumn leaves)” is indispensable for spending a relaxing time in busy days.
I plan to post another photo of autumn leaves again tomorrow.

勤労感謝の日の前日となると何故か夜に打ち合わせの打診がある。そういえばクリスマスも同じ。何故そんなに働きたがるのか？どうも腑に落ちない。