Rabbit within the Moon
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A full moon shining across
A violet sky on a canvas
The hare pounding mochi
Doesn't the cottontail ever get exhausted?
Six years old
Middle of January outside in the winter
As we watch the adults pounding rice
The entire school devoured
the final product
Nori and Shoyu on one
Kinako on the other
Biting every existing piece carefully
Not only to savor the treat
Making sure the Heimlich maneuver
wouldn't occur
Lost memories
Forgotten traditions
The culture that I was raised in
My father telling me long ago
The hardworking Usagi in the moon
As I look towards the moon
Apon the violet sky
Walking away
Left with a bittersweet memory
Like sweet and savory mochi
Remembering the taste
The taste of home
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