1.
warm summer twilight
blue hydrangeas bloom
heavy and full
2.
the wild grasses
mown again this morning
Oh! Efficiency!
3.
a small boy’s fun
the cicada in a box
cries earnestly
4.
boats with paper lanterns
silver moonlight on the river
fishing birds, screaming
5.
on a mossy wall
a cicada’s hollow shell
perfect from the outside
6.
bathed by the sun
moss-covered rooftops
breathe out
7.
silent leaves falling
a temple’s gong sounds
sharp air
Pamela Asai is an Australian visual artist and self-published poet of haiku-inspired verse currently living in Arashiyama. Visit www.pamelaasai.com.au to learn more about her. To see her most recent work, follow pamelaasai on Instagram.