A maze of Islands

Yokohoma glitters through a porthole above the bathtub

Konichiwa
A Japanese welcome
Humble, warm and prolonged Islands
Like no other
Stringing the Pacific
Dinner, a wonderful guessing game.
Blatant Red’s and White’s
A Flag captures
What a country paints Always contrasting
A cheerleader with a doctoral degree
Japan ContrastThe Japanese hospitality
Is Mind boggling and full of apologies
When the fault is all mine. Arigato Gozaimasu
Bowed heads wish goodbye
With un-adulterated humility Four in all
The exchange of goods
Takes two Japanese hands Like Origami
A plethora of rules
Defines the society beautifully Sushi and Sashimi
Fish, raw and unimaginably fresh
A culinary mystery unforgettable! Unagi, Raw eel.
A bowl of miso or pickled finger
Cleanses the palate
Only to start again Her petite silhouette fascinates
Me and perhaps others-
Her, crossing crosswalks on stilettos Tokyo’s young
Dressed impeccably in French wear
Even in a crowded subway The electric district of AkhihabaraTokyo
Snow capped Mt.Fuji overlooks
A city of blinding lights Vending machines every 100 yards
Green tea, Vitamin water, Cafe Latte?
Or Asahi Beer and mild seven lights? A cat amongst pigeons
Horribly named Japanese box cars
And the occasional NSX Options
Electronic blitzkrieg
Wins in a cab with navigation screens
Or a commode with optionsLand’s end at Cape Notoro, Hokkaido Land’s end at Hokkaido
A cold blackened (volcanic) sea beckons
Not me but drifting polar ice Sweet dreams on two inchesAn undisturbed sleep
After a days work
Provides a futon on the floor
Recollecting Memories
As the shore fades
When the plane heads eastbound Raw flavors, Snow and Concrete
A meal, Hokkaido and Tokyo
Satisfying, purifying and an enigma Ps:
Haiku’s are full or rules
Easy to understand
But difficult to follow Haiku observers and Japan
For unintentionally breaking rules
Apologies