Dear Friend

No matter where you were born,how you were raised,or what circumstances you are in now,you are precious. You may think of yourself as ignorant,but remember this—the lessons you need to learnwill come to you at the right time.When they do, that is when you will learn them.There’s no need to rush.Trust in your own timing. […]

An Ode to Coffee Beans

Dear coffee bean You offer such gifts: Your noble aroma Your elegant taste A moment of peace in my day Yet when I imagine The journey you’ve taken I can’t help but feel A profound kinship with your fate You grew in warm lands near the equator While I grew in Japan’s four seasons You, […]

Thump, Thump, Thump

Soaking in the bath at night as my ears sink beneath the water I hear footsteps approaching No— It’s the sound of my own heart To stop this beating would be simple, really and yet To restart a stilled heart is beyond my power Ah, I see now I’m not the one controlling these heartbeats […]