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Spring Tour
Its house abandoned,
the garden has become home
to butterflies. /Soji*
Blossoming boxwood maze—
a moth seems to be lost too. /zh.r.
Zen Garden—
a tiny worm falls among
rows of gravel. /vs
A man-made pond—
dragonfly larvae hunt
mosquito wrigglers.
Ants herd honey aphids—
Rock terrace aubrietia.
Informal layout
of white birches and rowans—
bees skim the daises.
View documents about
the composition of this rengay:
1,
2
* Translation of
Steven D. Carter
Sogi: 1421 - 1502