from the Icebox inbox – 58

A stream glittering —
time for ayu fish to go
against its fast flow

(Sosui)

Summer heat —
a bargain found
on a two-slice toaster

(Bandit)

Clambering up
the garden rock …
weasel, frozen
by my light

(Keiko Takayama)

A butterfly gone —
the flower seems to regain
its tranquillity

(Sosui)

Swaying grasses
in an evening breeze:
days
start drawing in

(Hiroko Nakakubo)

It brings along
the scent of autumn —
evening shower

(Akishige Ida)

Tawny leaf
falls upon my book —
a perfect bookmark

(Vaishnavi Pusapati)