Do you think I could be fluent in Japanese and good enough in writing to make it into Japanese IV Honors by my senior year? Do you think going to Japan with you for a week or so next year will do the trick?

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This morning I awoke and heard
a tiny, half-black bird who found
her perch on my windowsill,
who chirped and sang until
she fled from fear of being still.
Most men have, I fear, been told
it's best to grin, and hold a peace
with an ungrateful fate
(and though for them it's far too late)
I think that fate is kind and fair
if you just realize why it's there.