Hai

We don’t push too hard Making our way around the 17k loop, endless coffee shops, conical hatted flower sellers, the mist-shrouded lake always on our right On a clear day, we can see straight across. Today, the mist encompasses all. But, even today, there is so much to see here We pause at the ornate, …

no

The stout man swaggers down the impossibly narrow lane Black hair, cropped short, white mask, tied tight. He is unconcerned With me, with the stray dog meandering by, with a task that demands little – but receives all – of his attention. An indifference to anything else. With precise intent, he drops the blue plastic …