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"Flitting to and fro
a dragonfly jumps on buds
one to another"
"Hide and squint my eyes
against the sun and the spray
of incoming waves"
"From over the hill
a ribbon of smoke rises
up from autumn fires"
"Lie down in the cold
and make an angel's figure
in a sea of white"
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Tanka
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I wait for the sun
While the east mountains hide him
Excitement and joy
I share with the grass and trees
As we welcome an old friend
