Once green and verdant,
winter leaves sit and decay
methodically
on mud-caked concrete, gazing
up at their former glory
Tag: tanka
The Laughing Tree
Beyond knee-high grass
onward to the Laughing Tree
dancing with joyful
autumn colors, ablaze, even
though few ever came to watch
The coast is now sea
The coast is now sea
honeymooner footprints gone
the special sand lays
among coral, brilliant white
where fish swim in the moonlight
Rises, transcendent
The gleaming crystal
melts into a glimmering
puddle, then rises
transcendent, into frigid
clouds, born again, a snowflake.
Whence they came
The blades of grass grow
tall and brazen, until their
height becomes burden;
emerald once-proud tips sag
towards the dark loam whence they came.
A vast allegory
Nature is a vast
allegory, where cycles
in hidden rhythm
tell an alert listener
all they ever need to know.
There is nothing but Peace
There is nothing but
Peace when the lotus blossoms
open and capture
men’s souls in their beauty. Soft
pink petals withstand all ill.
