24Apr10: Aandrea LaFavor

Cool, crisp morning air
Sunlight kisses cheek softly
Slept-in, Panic starts!

Rush against the clock
Shower brush dress pack and leave
Ready, set, START-O
 
Zig-zag across town
Dodging cars and obasan
Like Family Circus

Panting, Throbbing pain
Sweat in train window reflects
ギリギリよ！

Warm faces gather
Encircle to study, learn
Question, muse, engage

Fun company kept
Conversations encourage
To push past the bend

Hills hum with silence
Midday sun casting all over
Kukai's shadow

Mountainside of death
Narrow path with no safety
Wish for insurance

Following Kukai
His road flooded by week's rain
Henromachi gone

Escape Death Mountain
Enjoy a view only seen through
Shared experience

Though it overlapped
In its talks, wear, and people
一期一会

Aandrea LaFavor