these gathering clouds
on the edge of raining -
my simple sadness

fishermen gone
the river is wide again -
summer nightfall

old surgeon -
his eyes light up
talking carpentry

this any rainbow -
stare and it lasts forever
turn and it's gone

swimming again -
each time i hold my breath
good-bye, good-bye

windy island -
every branch reaching
in one direction

cold-blooded depths -
kick and cut the warm skin
of summer water

wash rice, fetch water
walk my route to work -
you're leaving

morning walk -
collecting dewdrops
with my toes

these few mushrooms
you'd described to me
grow everywhere now

floating world -
the raft of roots
the roll of reeds

river bottom -
my bubbles swim
like jellyfish

write this down
shred the paper on a hill -
here is meaning

oh paper world
where are the verbs
of the dragonfly?

red skin slides round
lips pursed to receive
the whole radish

caught in hand
every raindrop is the same
every moment

dust and no rain
i miss you less
after lightning

face down sunbathing
the children shout, the dock creaks
i wait for the splash

full sun of july
i pause in passing shelter
one small cloud

academic half day
the patterns of my papers
in creases on my cheeks

scenic viewpoint -
try this sunlit skinny dip
beyond the railing

summer day dreams
yellow float planes floating
by the other bank

evening roadside stop
a thousand miles from home
in either direction