It
was total panic today when I lost my Torii charm.
Blessed
by the monks of Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima,
I’ve
carried it on my phone ever since my visit six years ago.
It’s
meant to keep me from harm
And
I was surprised how vulnerable I felt without it.
I
spent fruitless hours online, looking for a replacement.
Do the monks of Miyajima not sell blessings online?
Brian
found it, eventually, he’s so good at finding lost things.
But
now I think the spirit of the Torii is inside me
Has always been in fact, handed down by my father
From his visit in 1945, which is why I’ve always known
Miyajima
to be such a magical place
©LM Collis Dec 2022
