Monday, 8 September 2008

Beside the river

The breeze is cool
Beside the river
Relentless blue sky
Breaks the first crust of moon.

A heron looks me over,
Glassy-eyed gaijin stare,
Then flies away across the water
As the cicadas start up again.

The rocks are warm
Beside the river
I lie back and
Let my thoughts rest on you.