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Weekly Photo Challenge: Names

1/7, 20171/7, 2017 tanu

The Hotel New Grand is one of the most famous hotels in the city of Yokohama. It is also known as a historic place of Yokohama bay. I have never stayed in it, because I live in Yokohama, but it is on my list to visit. The hotel was names as ‘Grand Hotel’ until it had been burnt down by a big quake around 90 years ago.

Most of well-known cities has a historic hotel and visiting them is always my pleasure. Of course, it’s a bit expensive for me to stay in then usually I’ve just looked around, though.

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

The Fairmont Empress in Victoria, BC, Canada.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Resilient

1/1, 2017 tanu

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It was a stormy year in many ways. Yes, I wrote ‘was’ in past tense. The year 2016 was mostly over and 10 hours to go for the next. Just only nature seem to go its way.

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

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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.