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Longing

Jul31

 
 
 


last day of July—
 
longing for all the melons
 
that I did not plant

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Pesky

Jul30

 
 
 


Pesky mosquito,
 
why do you come to my yard?
 
Visit the neighbor!

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Three

Jul29

 
 
 


In only three words,
 
tell me why this mosquito
 
deserves a long life.

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Mosquito

Jul28

 
 
 


A lone mosquito
 
in the old stone Buddha’s lap
 
keeps sniffing for blood.

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Thunderstorm

Jul24

 
 
 


midnight thunderstorm—
 
the sound of pages turning
 
in an empty book

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Peony

Jul21

 
 
 


Like a peony
 
my granddaughter’s face lights up
 
in the morning sun.

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Pretending

Jul20

 
 
 


She sings, pretending
 
she is a sparrow singing—
 
my youngest grandchild.

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Lap

Jul19

 
 
 


Little granddaughter,
 
in the old stone Buddha’s lap
 
you sit for a while.

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Crows

Jul18

 
 
 


Two crows in summer
 
call my youngest granddaughter
 
by her secret name.

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Wren

Jul18

 
 
 


Sizzling afternoon—
 
on a sun-seared stump a wren
 
attempts one small song.

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