Asleep on a leaf beneath lotus blooms,
 Their fragrance floats across the misty lake.
 Sudden rain - taps upon the canopy;
 Its sound snaps me from sleep to wide awake!

The lotus is beaded with rain droplets --
 Like pearls, drops roll together and apart;
 The clear blobs coalesce like mercury,
 Dripping to the river... back to their start.