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Poetry Friday: Greetings from Japan

Jane the Raincity Librarian 51 comments

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Hello, friends, and welcome to Poetry Friday! I’m thrilled to be hosting today, for the very first time!

If we haven’t met before, my name is Jane, and I am the Raincity Librarian! Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet this week, it’s lovely to have you here.

I’m preparing this post ahead of time, because by the time you read this, I’ll be in…..

OSAKA, JAPAN!

My partner and I love Osaka – we first visited this foodie city in December 2016, and we loved it so very much that we just had to come back. We’re here in Japan for two weeks, and we’ll be staying in Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka, eating and drinking all of the delicious things that Japan has to offer!

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And so, allow me to re-use two haikus I wrote during my last trip to Japan, back in 2016. The sentiments still very much apply!

Exploring the world,

Walking, eating and drinking,

Sleep is for the weak!

………………………….

A taste of this, and

A nibble of that, with a

Sip to wash it down!

Be sure to share your Poetry Friday posts below, and have a great weekend!

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51 comments

  1. Jane ~ I loved Japan…enjoy–and yum, yum, yum!

    At TeachingAuthors we’re celebrating our annual 3 Weeks of Thanks-giving, honoring teachers or authors to whom we’re grateful. I’m thanking author and revolutionary librarian Jella Lepman, who created the International Youth Library and IBBY–International Board on Books for Young People. An amazing woman, she’s inspired me to keep fighting for what’s right…and my poem reflects that.

    My link goes live on Friday morning:
    http://www.teachingauthors.com/2017/11/jella-lepman-childrens-books-for-world.html

    April Halprin Wayland

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  4. Jane, it is so exciting to get this post from Japan. Have a wonderful holiday. The food and drink look very interesting. LOL with your thought sleep is for the weak. Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday this week. A few of us are at #NCTE17 and we will have a poets’ get together on Saturday night.

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  7. Hi Jane! I am so thrilled for you! I’ve never been to Japan and I’ve always wanted to go. My partner was deployed in Japan for two years when he was in the Air Force. He worked at the fire department of the Yokota Air Force Base. Happy to hear that you got to visit again! “Sleep is for the weak” is right! Have a fabulous time! =)

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    1. Thank you! I’m blessed to be able to travel as often and as far away as I do, and I relish every moment of it. 😊 Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  9. Hope you’re enjoying your time in Japan, Jane! My eldest daughter visited that area earlier this year and loved it. Thanks for hosting, as well…the InLinkz app doesn’t seem to be working, but today I’m sharing more #PoetryCubed responses along with an interview Deb Williams did with me about “Flashlight Night:” https://wp.me/p2DEY3-1Lg (Link goes live shortly after midnight EST)

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    1. The Kansai region is a favourite of ours, this is our second trip to Osaka, and third to Tokyo, and if we have our way, it won’t be our last!

      And thanks for sharing that great interview!

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  10. How exciting Jane, hosting from Japan. I have two very close friends there, and I hope to visit them someday. Your haikus are fun, enjoy all the food and site; and thanks for hosting!

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    1. I hope you do get to visit, it’s like nowhere else in the world!

      Thanks so much for stopping by!

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    1. Thank you – it’s been a bit of a whirlwind for the past few months! And what better way to explore a culture than through its food? 😉 Thanks for visiting!

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    1. I always feel so inspired after conferences, but sometimes a bit too inspired, and I need to step back and try and organize all the ideas swimming through my head !😊

      Thanks for dropping by!

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  18. Have a wonderful trip. Japan is on my bucket list of places to visit.

    While you’re sampling dishes in Osaka, I’m baking peanut butter cookies. I entered my recipe for spicy PB cookies in a contest recently. They didn’t win, so I’m sharing the recipe, along with Edwin Romond’s memory poem “Peanut Butter Cookies,” and my own Golden Shovel poem, taken from Romond’s first line.

    http://www.raincitylibrarian.ca/?p=20201

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