lazy afternoon a butterfly sits on its shadow bamboo chimes-- pure white snow still falls on Mt. Fuji April showers a tug-of-war between robin and worm Memorial Day she touches his name on the wall

distant thunder-- a streetlight shines on stillness oppressive heat only the bobber moves one-way street an elderly couple looks both ways summer wind waves of bamboo grass change color

Sunday services-- a cell phone accompanies the prayer six more months-- she stops to stare through the pawn shop's window