Haikus III
A regal carpet
Of red... blossom beneath the
Puhutukawa
A celestial choir
Heralds the awakening
From the misty dawn
Through-out the summer
The changing colour of the weeds...
Amongst the grasses
So pristine the leaves
Of the "Basho" glistening...
Under the full moon
The Tui's lament
Not drowned by the river's
Frolic-some singing
On his back drunk from
Eating too many apples...
The neighbors lost pig
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