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Andrew Deck
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Japanese Title
3/11 Tanka
English Description
I was living here in Japan and attending an International high school on March 11, 2011. In response to the triple disasters our classes were tasked with writing tanka related to the event.
a young boy
with sand on his feet
asks “is this the same water?”
there is no answer
the sea is mute
a father and son
stand together
reflecting
on a life that was
once theirs
the earth is quiet
but I feel it move
I look around
but nothing shakes
an aftershock of the mind
the radio crackles
they say it was
graduation day
“卒業式”
my mom cries
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