Shinkansen

Shinkansen*

The sun is on my face.
The shinkansen is at top pace.
I am at my happy place.
With loved ones whom I brace.

The train runs on and on.
Mountains, rivers and so much fun.
Announcements in the Japanese twang.
Telling us stations so that we don’t get the stops wrong.

The seats are luxurious and in grey.
With so much beauty around, I have much to say.
In this bullet train we are on our way.
On a dazzling sunny day.

The precision of time and the tidiness.
Good behaviour always and keeping their anger in harness.
Arigatou gazaimasu* they say in gratefulness.
Japan, the land of the rising sun, wonderful in its grace.