Ashi Words

Spring rain

a gift
for life
spring rain

Tikkis quiddity

Resting snow
common ground: water
I rest alongside my brother

Green

Among the white
green islands emerge
snowdrop

Battle

by the moon
ice crystals flourish
by the sun
melting
battlefield

Change

By slightly tilted head
clouds glide
of the birch
side by side
snow change into water

Promise

Birdsong
dripping from trees
a promise?