A haiku written back in October 2020 in memory of Tom Petty and the release of his album Wildflowers & All the Rest, which includes music left off the original album back in 1994. I did not think Wildflowers could get any better. I was wrong.
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Greg Vessar
I love music, I love to travel, and I love to write. My blog "A Thousand Miles from Kansas" combines all three. I am a Kansas boy and an educator on sabbatical. I have lived in many places around the globe and I currently live in northern Japan. Journey with me as I combine my loves of music, travel, and the written word as I navigate through life.Samurai, Kiwis, Brits, and Cowboys: A Thanksgiving Tale
Thoughts on a “Friendsgiving” of the past.
Haiku #116 (RIP EVH)
We lost Eddie Van Halen on October 6, 2020 and, truth be told, I am still processing his death. I have been Van Halen fan since I was in the ninth grade. He was a guitar virtuoso and he literally changed the way rock guitar was played.
Haiku #115
Back patio thoughts as Misawa gives me an unexpectedly warm day today! I’ll take it as the snow will be here soon. Winter is coming!
Haiku #114
Woke up to a surprise dusting of snow in Misawa today! It continued to spit snow off and on all day. A bit too early for my liking! I guess it is that time of year and the snow will fall…in heaps all too soon!
Patio Unwind
Often my thoughts wander into melancholy on my back patio.
Haiku #113
I heard a loud squawking of crows the other day to find a murder gathered around a crow that had died. It seemed as though they were grieving and then plotting a revenge!
Haiku #112
A photo and haiku of a lone bus stop chair in northern Japan. Recently published in Dust Poetry Magazine!
Haiku #111
The days have been rainy and are now turning cold. Misawa winter is right around the corner.
Haiku #110
Typhoon Dolphin has been pounding the eastern coast of Japan.
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