My neighbor’s roses
 
lost their pinkness overnight—
 
now they’re snowy white!

 

 
 
 

Even in autumn
 
my neighbor’s yellow roses
 
bloom as bright as suns.

 
 
 

September twilight—
 
the postman skips my mailbox
 
but fills my neighbor’s.

 
 
 

Blue morning glories
 
have escaped my neighbor’s yard
 
and invaded mine!

 
 
 

Unexpected rain
 
on the last day of the month—
 
my neighbor complains.

 
 
 

Peony blossoms—
 
even my grouchy neighbor
 
softens at their scent.

 
 
 

Relentless spring wind!
 
My neighbor clamps his hat down
 
on his balding head.

 
 
 

Winter’s last full moon
 
settles on my neighbor’s roof
 
like a fat white cat.

 
 
 

Blue morning glories
 
covering my neighbor’s fence
 
coax a smile from me.

 
 
 

January fog
 
muffles the voices of crows
 
on my neighbor’s fence.