On-going kasen by Aubrie Cox and Wayne Chou.
spring breeze
tea stains
on the atlas
first daffodil blooms
by the crossroad
crow on the
rusty barbwire fence
gazing forward
new stars
in the sextant lens
hunter’s moon
streams through
the keyhole
a hidden oasis
in each floating seed
•
mossy stones
sacred temples
of my childhood
she ties a pink charm
on his keychain
we watch the sunrise
atop a broken
ferris wheel
cinnamon rolls
fresh from the oven
summer heat
the bowerbird picks
thicker reeds
minnow breaks
the water’s surface
•
kamuro fireworks
leave a trail
of moondust
her kimono’s sheen
tanabata night
wishes tremble
on bamboo
in the aftershock
paper cranes
in the donation box
beggar bowl
overflows with
plum blossoms
he burns sweetgrass
singing for spring rain
•
oak tree’s shadow
grows longer
with the days
girl swings higher
not ready to let go
holding my breath
as they dot
the Dragon’s eyes
blank face
at the window
lone wolf
trails its pack
beyond the frost line
howling wind
across snow country
•
ink bleeds
into the crisp
white pages
evening before battle
I open her letters
after the call
wedding invites
packed away
the kitsune mourns
for her fallen mate
sliver of the
autumn moon
cradles a star
crowded platform
for the way home
•
each stalk
plowed under
is a promise
dinner table
set with hope
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