squatting
the frog observes
the clouds /chiyo-ni
darkening the pale stones—
a passing shower
pond edge—
a deer leaves tracks
in the mud
wind-blown—
plum blossoms drift
on the water
reeds in the shallows—
a red dragonfly flits /vs
across
a deep blue sky—
the clouds
Written between August 18
to September 13, 2007
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