Haiku - Hanatombetsu to Nayoro


In the carless road
 A  poem without words,
Silence speaks...



In a carless road
A riderless bicycle,
Pedaling through the Gateless Gate




In a carless road
Green mountains in the background
Flowers watch bicyclist go by...



In a carless road
The forest's sweet scent
Lungs overjoyed...




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