
in the darkness
beyond the big city lights,
a moon looms.

in the darkness
beyond the big city lights,
a moon looms.

water lilies stand
confidently, while herons
step warily.

a turtle
slips into the water:
no sound / no ripple.

the rice fields
are at their most verdant;
scent of rain.

clouds - low & textured -
look yet angrier when seen
in the cold river.

the cormorant,
glistening & dripping,
must air dry
before it’s a bird again;
humans cramp in the pool.

a black crow,
oily & otherworldly,
alights on a rock.