Missing

path of the sun
the hollyhock leans into
early summer rain
Basho

the two lovers draw closer
sheltering under a tree fern

a dragon fly
unable to settle
on the grass
Basho



alights on her soft damp hair
like a shimmering blue brooch

each with its own light
fireflies in trees
lodge in flowers 
Basho

crickets chirp welcoming the
rising gibbous moon

above all else
a dependable chinquapin tree stands
in a summer grove
Basho

watching this treachery
unfold before a cuckold's eyes

an early winter shower
a rice paddy with new stubble
darkens a bit
Basho


lightning storms move through his mind
her fate sealed in white  hot anger

missing a wife 
putting on bamboo grass 
hiding a shallow grave



Renga #8 CDHK