Calm afternoon—
a squatting frog watches
the clouds float by. /chiyo-ni
We cross a bubbling brook—
the slippery boulders...
The volcano roars,
spews out hot liquid rock—
its streams reach the sea.
Lilacs' sweet scent—
sparrows splash in the cool
rain puddles.
White sharks' thrashing jaws—
not much of the seal left.
A snapping turtle
crunches on the marsh snails—
the fog slowly lifts.
