by Iain Maloney

bamboo on rock
spring at Kyorai’s hut

 
should I ask?
blossom falls
like confetti

 
her name is dance
plum flowers underfoot
she cuts in

 
rainy season
swells the river
solitary crane

 
close the windows
cicada screech
count summer days

 
awake in the dark
typhoon
barely moves me

 
autumn decay
my view rusts
falls

 
hibernation
the only response
snow drifts

 
snowdrops
drink melt water
break new ground

 
bamboo on rock
spring at Kyorai’s hut

Editors Note on Spring at Kyorai’s Hut:

Kyorai’s Hut is not the first piece published by Iain Maloney. He has previously been published in Eastlit as follows:

• Hitoshi and the Orange Peel Mystery an extract from the novel Dog Mountain in February 2013.
• China – A Sequence in April 2013.