with trees bare, one sees
what Spring won't reveal:
monkeys don't care.
Winter View [Senryū]
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Nature writes “Spring”
in colorful blooms, even
over rough bark.

early Spring seed pods
of Red Maple hold tight
- patiently —
til one day in late Spring:
they’ll drop, spin, and fly.

white blossoms
seen through still bare trees:
looks like fog, sans fog.

where the trees end,
a colony grows in a
cancerous fashion.