Domo Arigato
When you’re 4
Leaving a city
Age 8
Unfortunate
Many events
You forget.
Spoke fluent Japanese,
Phrases
Some words
Counting
Still do.
Cherry blossoms
Thin rice paper doors
Friends
School
Black crows
Flashbacks still view.
Kimonos
Tatami floors
Koi fish
Back then,
Looked different
And new.
Rice crackers
Nori
Dried fish
Delightful snacks
To eat,
“Stop eating that garbage”
Mom yelled
“Throw it away, close the lid!”
Many years, cities later,
Enjoying sesame flavored Jellyfish
Re-living Tokyo memories
Only in wishful dream.
Copyright © Jaime Ferreyros | Year Posted 2007
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