clammy mist-
sound of dewdrops
from the trees

red
where your breath
touches me

a lighter's spark
from an open window-
smell of pumpkin pie

the last walnut leaves
around a diffuse lamp post
approaching winter

foggy morning
lights from the railway station
glinting red

late blooming roses -
diffused all over the sky
purple sardine clouds

another year
wiped away-
dewless mistletoe

mist above the shipyard
the drifting shape of a tug
disappearing

a drip of coffee
on the table mat
one color morning

Printed in Frogpond Journal, Winter Edition 2009, Volume 32, No.4 (released in March 2010)

autumn evening-
dishes soaking in the sink
drama on tv

autumn even fall
just one cup of jasmine tea
on tatami mat

a train passes on
the wheels fiz remains a while
above the station

turning evening
autumn breeze suddenly changes
color of the sky