I wrote this last year and posted it there, but it is still true — and even more true this year!
the floor looks like
a tornado hit

Oh and does it ever! Santa left the kids fewer presents this year (because the price of the presents they wanted were much higher) yet somehow it is even more messy here. Now there's a Christmas riddle for us!
Ah well, tis the season, eh?
My friends om this side of the world are enjoying similar chaos, and my friends on the other are probably doing their best to get eager kids to actually go to sleep before Santa arrives.
Anyway, whatever you happen to be, Merry Christmas to you!
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David is an American teacher and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Bluesky. |
