




mountain’s missing top
tells that it’s a volcano,
and once had a top

early morning
rays hit the canopy
and fan out
into gold bands of light:
spotlights with no targets

the volcano hides
in a blanket of clouds,
and sleeps past noon

in a color storm
of roiling koi, a plain
white fish sticks out



the lotus stands
boldly in pink & yellow;
one petal fallen