Meeting in Japanese Gardens

                                                                                    jhhymas

Kiyoko Tokutomi is writing haiku in the Japanese garden in Golden Gate Park. 

Ed Thompson was there, too. It seems a long time ago now. 

The local members have been lucky to have had ginko in so many gardens and parks, 

which we are fortunate to have nearby in this part of California.

But any little strip of garden, woods, lawn or moor 

will surely turn out to have haiku gifts if we but look for them.

Touched by a fine rain

it closes itself up early

the mimosa

   

Kiyoko Tokutomi

The little stream's murmuring

is louder--new sprouts

of iris

  

Kiyoko Tokutomi

Kiyoko's Sky, Brooks Books, 2002, pages 20 and 26.