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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.
Haiku #107
Alway be on the lookout for Godzilla in Japan! He found us in Morioka!
Morioka Road Trip!
Last weekend Melissa and I packed up the old Subaru with road trip essentials and headed to Morioka! Morioka is […]
Haiku #106
I’ve been reading several books of haiku by some of the Japanese masters of the poetic form. Bashō, Buson, Issa to name a few. Some of the poetry is simply beautiful. Very simple, yet very powerful.
Haiku #105 (toto corde meo)
Some hauntings are welcomed and inspire hope for those that remain.
Haiku #104
My shoulders carry~ the weight of the world sometimes~ and her burdens too. © 2020 Gregory Vessar. All Rights Reserved.
Haiku #103
Haiku for my mother on her birthday. Not a day goes by…
Haiku #102 (Switchin’to Glide)
Sometimes Tuesdays need an attitude adjustment! Take The Kings advice and switch to glide!
Haiku #101
The Showa Big Buddha during the Oban holiday in Aomori, Japan. The candle lit lanterns and the chanting monks created a haunting atmosphere.
青龍寺, Aomori, Japan
Haiku #100
Wow! This is haiku #100 to be published at A Thousand Miles from Kansas!
