Dog

 
 
 

Steady winter rain—
 
the old dog nuzzles closer
 
to his master’s leg.

Quilts

 
 
 

from three hanging quilts
 
leftover laundry water
 
leaking on the lawn

Umbrella

 
 
 

purple umbrella—
 
sheltering under its arch
 
from the winter rain

Supper

 
 
 

in an old shoe box
 
a family of field mice
 
preparing supper

Kite

 
 
 

Obeying the wind
 
a red dragon kite rises
 
above the temple.

Singing

 
 
 

Little brown sparrow,
 
even with a broken wing
 
you keep on singing.

Blooms

 
 
 

The same apple tree
 
coaxed to life by Van Gogh’s brush
 
now blooms in my dreams.