waning moon
i let a ladybird
fly off my hand

accepting what comes...
a moth's wings open
to the night

clinging to the cliff
five arms
of a starfish

June 2013 Shiki Kukai

in and out of a snail shell ants

holiday plans
sparrow chirps sift through
the coffee bar's awning

The Heron's Nest XIII:3

everything
we have in common
plum blossom rain

sirocco
two men by the seawall
mending nets