The Sky

Question - How does one fight the day to day tedium of kanji, tests written for Taiwanese kanji speakers and the overwhelming sense that one will never catch up..?

Answer - Dredge up every bit of self indulgent beuatiful poetry you've ever loved.

Ijima Koichi

The year the sky was over our heads.
The year midsummer came
so suddenly when I awoke.
The year I flourished a soaking umbrella
like a trapeze artist.
The year the sky began to come down
and spread out like a sandbar.