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Being in Japan, trying to assimilate to the time change. Not sure what day is what. And still trying to write, though fitting in the routine is certainly a challenge.

Back down from hiking Mt. Fuji, I’m struck by a number of things. First, that is a walk. I am beat. Second, there’s a mix of hikers on these mountain trails. Young, old, men, women, curious, and devout. To step towards the heavens, I suppose, is to step towards divinity.

In the spirit of my travels, I’ve composed one or two haiku. It’s the collection of a feeling in such a short space. Does it convey the moment? Stray beam of sunlight / Glints upon an inner wall / Move, it vanishes.

When one is offered, be certain you’re okay with it being accepted. Because obligation has a way of reshaping everything it touches.