Greetings

 
 
 

a thousand new ways
 
to greet the chrysanthemum
 
after last night’s rain

Pinned

 
 
 

to quicken his heart
 
one yellow chrysanthemum
 
pinned in her black hair

Blossom

 
 
 

one or the other—
 
chrysanthemum blossom wine
 
or marigold tea

Tête-à-tête

 
 

dragonfly sipping
 
my new chrysanthemum wine
 
twilight tête-à-tête

Dusting

 
 
 

fragrant flakes of snow—
 
white chrysanthemum petals
 
dusting sloe-eyed child