Personal experiences, observations and reflections, expressed through haiku. 2026-10-19T15:37:06Z https://haikutravels.xyz/ Gavin Tomlins 2026-10-19T15:37:06Z https://haikutravels.xyz/haiku/ht-20261020-steam-rises/ <article class="haiku-page"> <p class="folio"><span class="folio-site">Haiku-Travels</span><span class="folio-num">No. 1</span></p> <div class="spread has-postcard"> <div class="leaf"> <header class="poem-header"> <h1 class="poem-title">Steam Rises</h1> <p class="meta"> <time datetime="2026-10-20">20 October 2026</time> </p> </header> <div class="poem poem-large" lang="en"><span class="line">Steam rises slowly</span><span class="line">Flavours linger on the tongue</span><span class="line">People bustle by</span></div> <p class="ornament" aria-hidden="true">❦</p> <p class="tags"><a class="tag" href="https://haikutravels.xyz/type/food/">food</a><a class="tag" href="https://haikutravels.xyz/tag/japan/">japan</a><a class="tag" href="https://haikutravels.xyz/tag/noodles/">noodles</a><a class="tag" href="https://haikutravels.xyz/tag/platform/">platform</a></p> </div> <aside class="postcards"> <figure class="postcard"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-400.webp 400w, https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-800.webp 800w, https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-1600.webp 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 60em) 26rem, calc(100vw - 4rem)"><img src="https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-400.jpeg" alt="Pencil drawing of a steaming bowl of ramen with an egg and chopsticks on a counter, a railway platform with a waiting train and commuters stretching away behind it" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1600" height="1036" srcset="https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-400.jpeg 400w, https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-800.jpeg 800w, https://haikutravels.xyz/img/6t289LH4W4-1600.jpeg 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 60em) 26rem, calc(100vw - 4rem)"></picture></figure> </aside> </div> <nav class="page-turn" aria-label="Previous and next poem"> <a class="turn-btn turn-prev" href="https://haikutravels.xyz/haiku/ht-20261020-charcoal/" rel="prev" title="Newer: Charcoal"><span class="turn-arrow" aria-hidden="true">‹</span><span class="turn-text"><span class="turn-label">Newer</span><span class="turn-title">Charcoal</span></span></a> <a class="turn-index" href="https://haikutravels.xyz/archive/">Archive</a> <span class="turn-btn turn-next is-empty" aria-hidden="true"></span> </nav> <footer class="attribution"> <p>“Steam Rises” by Gavin Tomlins is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" rel="license">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>. 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