
lily pad sprawl:
herons march, beak-down,
on the shifting surface.

lily pad sprawl:
herons march, beak-down,
on the shifting surface.

a perched heron
watches ripples of its
last attempt fade.

on a barren branch
a raven has perched —-
autumn dusk

crow on a post,
on rocky desolate ground;
waves lap ashore.