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Hanami
when cherries bloom the Japanese
do not work
they celebrate a holiday
even in big town centres they sit for several days under the blooming trees
feeling no pity for elapsing time
they sit until cherry petals are gone
filled up with the beauty they go back to work
at my housing development an old plum orchard
was cut down unnecessarily
the neighbours say:
it will be order here at last
we will not be a second Japan
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on the housing estate lawn a retired officer
gives orders
to his dog