I wrote this about a week or so ago, when the market was first starting to tank.

On this day, I opened my portfolio, saw a whole lotta red, stared for a few minutes as I took it all in, then calmly closed my computer and went for a walk.

Some days it just doesn't pay to invest. Or, as the old saying goes Sometimes you get the bear; sometimes the bear gets you.

I wrote this some time during the walk, on one of the notecards I always carry with me.

David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku.

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