From pine to pine--a winter hokkai
Seen, Then Not Seen--a spring hokkai
Strands of Lobelia--a summer hokkai
The Mallard's Wake--a summer hokkai
Blackberry Blossoms
The scent
Of blackberry blossoms;
Summer's first heat.
Donna
Summer's first heat;
an old man stops to rest
beneath a tree.
kit
Beneath a tree
a scattering of petals--
morning rain.
Marjorie
Morning rain;
two swallows skimming
the water's edge.
Wendy
The water's edge;
prayer lanterns bobbing
in the moonlight.
Kim
In the moonlight--
the soft sounds of night
filling the air.
Cynthia
Filling the air--
voices in the fish market
at sunrise.
kit
At sunrise,
a pink glow inside
the round lamp.
Wendy
On the round lamp,
A mosquito finally stops
The buzzing.
Donna
The buzzing
over the marsh grass;
late afternoon.
Kim
Later afternoon--
folding into itself,
the last morning glory.
Marjorie
The last morning glory
near the closing gate;
the sun goes down.
Cynthia