The old bark
at the mercy of the waves...
-Safe voyage!
A flash of lighting-
the lone woman looks
at herself in a glass
Hungry and thirsty-
picking at greedly
the fresh snow
Putting a bold face
on winds and rains,
a lone pine
Autumn night-
the moon nestling
on the bare branches
Fortress in ruins-
more strongly than the wars
the all-conquering grass
A row of snails
climbing up to the tree's top-
signs of rain
No breeze...
however my washing
is dry
Serene sky-
the grey mountain
praying
After the flood
waves after waves
the mountains
Dying of thirst...
at the foot of mountain
a trhread of water
Green light
to the disforested mountains-
the earth's breath
Your eyes like
a bunch of chicory...
all the blue
A oasis
in the desert-
the poppies
Black spots
on the azure-
Basho's ravens
Only a guest
at the picnic-
the butterfly
Love messages
lost for ever-
fallen petals
Between the fence
a narrow pathway
to the distant north
After the storm
a triumphal ark above the wood
the rainbow
Among the green leaves
of water lily,
a murky piece of sky