the snake on the lake
swims with languid grace,
and i run without
Snake on a Lake [Senryu]
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a gnarled old tree -
set against a backdrop
of fanned bamboo

a maple’s red leaves
shake and twist in the wind,
but hold tight… today


bare branches
spiral skyward
yawning wide

no water, no tree;
some water, fine tree;
much water, dead tree

a wet spring day
brightened by a droopy
canna lily

monsoon falls -
a thunderous drone,
pitch unchanging