lost in the woods –
only the sound of a leaf
falling on my hat
~Tagami Kikusha*

*cited:
Far Beyond the Field
M Ueda
lost in the woods –
only the sound of a leaf
falling on my hat
~Tagami Kikusha*

*cited:
Far Beyond the Field
M Ueda
climb this tree
and you’ll be a she-devil –
red leaves in the sunset glow
~Mitsuhashi Takajo*

*cited:
Far Beyond the Field
M Ueda
A broken dream –
where do they go
the butterflies?
~Ichimu*

*cited:
Japanese Death Poems
Y Hoffmann
My abode is
in winter seclusion
on this white mountain in Echigo.
No trace of humans
coming or going.
~Ryokan*

*cited:
Sky Above, Great Wind
K Tanahashi
losing my way
is part of the journey –
poppy flowers
Inahata Teiko*

*cited:
Far Beyond the Field
M Ueda
silver dewdrops
and my companion…
sharp shadows
~Issa*
Day 5: shadow & reflection…connect

*cited:
half of the body
in a dream; the other half
in summer

hula hoops
today too, heat
and tomorrow, more heat?
house in trees.
~Issa*

taking a moment to Look Up and check what’s going on above me
*cited:
Pine mushrooms
live a thousand years
in one summer?

Easterbrook, WY
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