11 February 2013

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A weekend spent away from home, with friends
Two days which felt more like a week somehow
A simple change of pace can sometimes send
The mind to places less routine, allow
That jolt that makes things, on return, seem new.
Topography and buildings, use of space
Seemed strange, that side of town, while driving through.
Still Tokyo, but a subtly different place.
I went out walking during lunch, alone
And came across a building in the sun
A gravestone sculptor's workshop, overgrown.
A train went by with speed that left me stunned.
The night before: a park, a bridge at night -
Contented, strolling through the lanterns' light.

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