Monotypes - Illustrated Haiku
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A field of mustard, no whale in sight, the sky darkening.
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A heavy cart rumbles by and the peonies quiver.
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A man pulling radishes pointed my way, with a radish.
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A snowy morning — by myself, chewing on dried salmon.
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A tethered horse, snow in both stirrups.
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A tub with no bottom, blowing, in the autumn wind.
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Around the small house, struck by lightning, mellon flowers.
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As for the hibiscus on the roadside, my horse ate it.
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Butterfly sleeping on the temple bell.
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Calligraphy of geese against the sky — the moon seals it.
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Fall ending and we part, clamshells on the beach.
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Felling a tree and seeing the cut end; tonight’s moon.
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Not a leaf stirring; frightening, the summer grove.
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Not Knowing it’s a tub they’re in, fish cooling at the gate.
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Summer grass — all that’s left of warriors’ dreams.
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That gorgeous kite, rising, from the beggar’s shack.
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The morning glory also, turns out, not to be my friend.
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The winter leaks have been washed white — how cold it is!
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The winter sun — on the horses back, my frozen shadow.
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With my father, I would watch the dawn, over green fields.