spring daybreak
in spring eyes closed, not awake at break of day,
then aware of bird calls from all directions—
by night the sound of wind & rain drawing near:
blossoms have fallen: were they few or many?
Jack Hayes
© 2016
based on Meng Haoran: 春曉
chūn xiăo
Image links to its source on Wiki Commons:
墨梅圖 Ink Painting of Plum Blossoms: Wang Mian - Scroll, Ink on paper. Yuan Dynasty: 1346
