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231 items
- Poetry & creative work
Living Shoes
A pair of secondhand hiking boots at a shrine market draws the speaker into thoughts of their former owner, family and a life still to be lived.
- Poetry & creative work
Fireworks in Tsugaru
A festival evening of yukata, lanterns and fireworks is coloured by feelings that travel has not left behind.
- Poetry & creative work
Wonder…
A brief poem finds beauty and personal discovery in the world that each person sees.
- Poetry & creative work
What It Means to Live
A short meditation asks whether living means accepting experience calmly and without resisting its flow.
- Poetry & creative work
The Blue Damselfly
A small blue damselfly encountered on a shared walk becomes a delicate memory of presence and disappearance.
- Poetry & creative work
The Balloon of Happiness
The loss of a relationship is imagined as a balloon slipping free, leaving only its remembered touch.
- Poetry & creative work
The Transformation of Love
A speaker confronts a lover’s one-sided decision to leave, moving between anger, grief and affection that persists.
- Poetry & creative work
Sheltering from the Rain
Two students unexpectedly share shelter from a summer downpour, and an awkward pause becomes the beginning of attraction.
- Poetry & creative work
A Lemon-Sweet Lover
A brief seaside date is remembered through the sweet and bitter taste of a love that remains in memory.
- Poetry & creative work
Invisible Love
A poem struggles with distance, attachment and the hope of meeting again after two people lose sight of their shared affection.
- Poetry & creative work
I Will Cheer Myself On
A speaker allows room for weakness while resolving to trust her own choices and step into a freer life.
- Poetry & creative work
A First Confession
A confession before graduation receives no clear answer, leaving the speaker to understand its meaning years later.