Tag: memories
member name: Jeff Tuthill
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October 18, 2007 12:35 PM EDT --
Tsunahiki Festival is a tug of war contest held in many villages on Okinawa, Japan. A giant rope consisting of two portions, one representing male and one representing female, is joined together to start . . . more
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October 08, 2007 05:38 PM EDT --
Here is a poem I composed about a sacred memorial in Okinawa called Himeyuri-No-To which is referred to in English as the Cave of Virgins. It is the site of deep emotion and sadness for many Okinawans, . . . more
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April 19, 2006 04:16 PM EDT --
I was happily surprised to get some excited responses from my previous article, A Life Changing Experience.
Many of you have asked, "What happened to Chipper?"
To answer this question, . . . more
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April 18, 2006 01:00 PM EDT --
Some of you may be old enough to remember; but, when I was fifteen, comic books were a big item for kids. There was Marvel, DC and Action comics, and of course the great MAD Magazine. Well, . . . more
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June 02, 2008 06:12 PM EDT --
Drops of sweat glisten in the sun,
Trickling down flushed-out cheeks.
. . . more
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September 19, 2007 11:24 AM EDT --
Does anyone remember the Rock Band Spirit? They were one of my favorite groups in the seventies and eighties. My favorite Spirit album is "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus", which was recorded . . . more
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April 19, 2006 05:16 PM EDT --
Some summers ago, my wife and I purchased cut sunflowers from a roadside merchant who sat before a field of them. The scene inspired this haiku.
spectacular field
of one thousand suns swaying
puts . . . more
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October 30, 2007 06:21 PM EDT --
I imagined I was in a Fine Art Museum after closing. On display were six of my favorite pieces. Here is a free verse poem describing what I beheld.
People stroll about On the Terrace at Sainte-Adresse . . . more
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February 12, 2008 12:41 PM EST --
Nakajin Castle (Nakijin-jo) ruins are in the Nago region of Okinawa. Many Uchinanchu go
there to pray at shrines on the ruins site. I have visited there several times and have also . . . more
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April 20, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
It was my first Thanksgiving to celebrate in Okinawa, Japan, and I wasn't sure that sharing in the holiday rituals would be appropriate. After all, my Okinawa family by marriage did not understand . . . more
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April 30, 2006 10:26 PM EDT --
On my first visit to Okinawa back in 1998, my wife Mitsuko and I attended a session with a yuta. A yuta is a spiritualist or a fortune teller in Okinawa and a part of the religion within the island . . . more
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