Haiku for my mother on her birthday. Not a day goes by…
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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 #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!
Hibarino Dahlia Park
I was amazed at this collection of dahlias at Hibarino Dahlia Park near Gonohe in Northern Japan!
Bronze Grill Hachinohe
Been looking for that ultimate Japanese cheeseburger? It’s waiting for you at Bronze Grill in Hachinohe!
Haiku #99
I’m ready for this pandemic to be over!
Haiku #98
Ghostly reminders of loss can hit us when we least expect it.
Osaka Fever Dream
Thoughts in a taxi in Osaka, Japan on the way back to my hotel back in December 2019. Little did I know it would be one of the last live shows I would attend before the pandemic.
Haiku #97
Lightning lit up Misawa and Tokyo a few days ago and the rain just keeps coming.
