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Namari Spa

The waterfall mimics the noise
Of brittle-winged cicadas.

The river's numerous vowels
Thread tipsily through stones.

Maples wave across the gorge
As if their leaves know each other.

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Namari Spa is an onsen - hot spring resort - in the Tohoku region of Japan.

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