Lisa Day

Celebrate unmerited grace. Do it because you can and for no other reason.

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quiet stream
abundance
makes no speech

Ogawa

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summer night
stars gathering
like old friends

Ogawa

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a field of clover
inside a jar
of honey

Ogawa

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soft morning mist
the mountains fade
into rumor

Aiko

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summer rain passes
the smell of pine
comes home

Basho

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pale sky
the moon stays
a little longer

Akari

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deep in the cedars
one bird
calling out

Basho

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resembling
the mind of a traveler
chestnut blossoms

Basho

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fireflies drifting
through the garden gate
after the rain

Issa

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a handwritten poem
inside my coat pocket
all spring

Akari

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rain against windows
mint tea carrying
the room quietly

Ogawa

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the sound of birdsong
behind the hydrangeas
and a faded moon

Basho

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moonlit river
a single leaf floats
downstream

Basho

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a warm beach
shells drying
beside sandals

Akari

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deep in the hills
a waterfall hidden
by tall cedars

Basho

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ocean fog
and roasted tea
at sunrise

Akari

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one cup of tea
lasting forever
morning stillness

Ogawa

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an empty chair
a presence felt
in absence

Ogawa

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spring birdsong
my tea cools
while I listen

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early morning
birds scatter
notes of light

Akari