MF Postcard 3 Nov: 1 haiku, 1 picture

足元で
葉がカリと鳴り
木、裸に。

By foot,
The leaves sound off with a crunch,
The trees, towards nakedness [go].

Chapter 8 is now complete and available. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 8 on “ears” or mimi 耳　みみ

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足元で [ashi-moto-de]
葉がカリと鳴り [ha-ga-karitt-to]
木、裸に。[ki, hadaka ni.]

By foot,
The leaves sound off with a crunch,
The trees, towards nakedness [go].

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