“Spring Rain” by Natsume Sōseki

Spring rain:
a walk amid
wet willows.

Ripples [Haiku]

rocking boat,
splash heard behind --
spin to see... ripples.

The Flood [Haiku]

muddy streets,
after the flood:
bare feet squish.

Cold Lilies [Haiku]

water lilies
on a cold, gray day:
half-open, unkempt.

Riderless [Senryū]

riderless horses
race across the pasture:
finish line unknown

Hawkweed [Haiku]

Hawkweed blooms
beside a creek that sparkles
with summer sunlight.

Early Spring [Haiku]

lake shimmer;
Spring sneaks in early --
trees still bare.

Spring [Haiku]

Spring greenery
catches sunlight;
tiny birds chitter.

Foggy Forest [Haiku]

fog floats in;
rows of trees consumed
by whiteness.

Hermit [Senryū]

mountain hermit
looks over the city…
turns, walks back to hut.