Seen, Then Not Seen--A spring hokkai
Hedgehog cactus--
In every magenta blossom,
a buzzing bee.
MaryJane
A buzzing bee
flies around the lilac bloom;
The gusting wind.
Cynthia
The gusting wind;
Waves keep traveling
Through the green wheat.
Donna
Through the green wheat
field mice scurry for cover;
rain clouds overhead.
Richard
Rain clouds;
The scent of jasmine
Along the road.
Keith
Along the road--
the first drops of rain
darken the earth.
Cynthia
Darkening the earth;
Working a load of manure
Into the garden.
Donna
Into the garden--
The striped lizard darts
Across warm stones.
MaryJane
Across warm stones
Steam drifts and rises;
Clearing skies.
Keith
Clearing skies--
daffodils raise their trumpets
in the sun's warmth.
Adelaide
In the sun's warmth--
the smell of wet grass
fills the air.
Cynthia
Filling the air,
The cheeps of fledgling sparrows
Crossing from branch to branch.
Donna
Crossing from branch to branch,
Only freckles of sunlight drift
Through the thicket.
MaryJane
Through the thicket
a chipmunk disappears--
the waving leaves.
Adelaide
The waving leaves;
A neighbor's house is seen,
Then not seen.
Keith
From pine to pine--a winter hokkai
Strands of Lobelia--a summer hokkai
The Mallard's Wake--a summer hokkai