River Bend

on a cormorant’s wing
I dry this poem
touched by the blue river

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river bend
carrying the deluge
on her hip

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look at time
staring at herself
in the river

Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, where Basho’s journey to the Deep North (Oku no Hosomichi) continues. From Oishida, Basho sails down the swollen River Mogami on a traditional rice boat, past thickly wooded mountains, glimpsing silver waterfalls.

Previous posts in this series are HERE