Under the Pergola

This picture of Kiyoko Tokutomi and Patricia Machmiller 

was taken during a Ginko at Overfelt Park in San Jose.

We had many meetings and haiku outings there. 

I have always loved the light 
n this picture and the way 

the shadows from the pergola

(pergola is a word I learned from Pat Shelley) 

lead the eye to the haiku poets.

This probably dates to the mid-1980s.

departing autumn
I tell the story of her life
to a stranger

Patricia J. Machmiller

from Scattered Acorns,
Yuki Teikei Membership Anthology 2013

And here the two poets are again at Overfelt Park;
we had so many wonderful walks there!