Some poems from Hakone

Fern's autumn shadow
single dark arrow pierces.
Stop. Leaving roji


forgotten ladle
basin purifies with song
shadow leaves bamboo


“Hanto! Another sweet!”
Quickly so the guest can be calm
Warm fall our alcove


The sound of incense
tells me there is something beautiful here.
Sometimes I forget


Outside not inside
a special host just for us
Inside not outside


Can’t climb the hill again
I'll follow from here and
Beat you to the top


Mushakouji Senke
Tea family of Rikyu
no room left to fin---


“Ice”ing on the couch
rain sounds on a sunny day
kitten heating pad

— Oct.17, 2011 by Harvey II
Inspired by the Daichakai at Hakone Gardens,
Saratoga, Calif., Oct.16, 2011