The Clear and Simple Way

What could be more perfect

than a cup of green tea

sipped mystically

while watching the sun rise golden

over the shining silver sea

here in this old beach town

of Hakodate, Japan?

What could be more perfect

than quietly contemplating the way

the morning grows calm and majestic

without any help from me

over the silver sea here in

this old beach town of Hakodate?

What could be more perfect

than sipping a second cup of tea

while contemplating the way

the sun expands and fills the whole sky

with beautiful light.

What could be more beautiful than writing poetry

while the birds fly over the sea

here in beautiful Hakodate.