Ichigo ichie

These are my final moments in Japan. I took a walk in the park in Tokyo in the late afternoon, and it felt like a little sanctuary in the middle of the city. I could hear birds singing, see fish swimming in the ponds, smell the plants and black earth and see the beautiful autumn colors on the trees. My time here is almost over and from this bridge I am thinking: ichigo ichie, treasure this moment for it will never recur. I am eager to come home but a piece of me will always stay in Japan.