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A Late Fall Sketch



Over there
Keyaki trees are trembling
Their delicate wings in the sunbeams

Seething crimson
Of trimmed azaleas is
Painful to my eyes

Deep black green
Of the leaves of star anise
Shines lustrously

Maple crest
All of a sudden
Gushes out roaring flames

Several sparrows
Fly away from
The clump of grass

Eye-shooting
Mad red
Of pyracantha's berries

Wild chrysanthemums
Profusedly
Bloom in deep yellow

An early flower
Camellia is
Silently in bloom

Making the waves of a whale in the air
Weeping willow is
Swelling and swaying

In the whirlwind creeping on the ground
Fallen leaves are
Flying up, twirling, flying, spinning

The golden leaves of maidenhair are
Arrogantly shouting against the sky
Himalayan cedar is
Surpassly huge in black

Withered leaves are
Flying, sparkling, glistening, dancing
In the clear sunshine