A's haikus — week 20
Day 134 • 16 Jan • Tokyo
A cat cafe is
A very expensive way
To pat a few cats.
Day 135 • 17 Jan • Tokyo to Kyoto
Shinkansen delays
Are expected when the train
Is a potted plant.
Day 136 • 18 Jan • Kyoto
Nishiki Market
Has a colourful roof and
Lots of food on sticks.
Day 137 • 19 Jan • Kyoto
We choose cup noodles
From the konbini for our
Five dollar dinner.
Day 138 • 20 Jan • Kyoto
The baby monkeys
Cling to their mamas’ bellies
And win all our hearts.
Day 139 • 21 Jan • Kyoto
Japanese deer have
Excellent manners: They bow
To request crackers.
Day 140 • 22 Jan • Kyoto
The dolphins leap high,
But my secret favourites
Are the garden eels.