Water Where Petals Sink

Late Frost, Shimmer A thin rain is wetting the petals. Above the sky held in still water, cherry blossoms sink slowly, and a duck beside them watched the white sky.

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Shimmer

When raindrops fall on still water, the circles overlap, but this morning they spread unusually slowly.

Alight

Watching a petal fall onto still water, drift a moment in the wind, then sink—this morning and evening feel very quiet.

Beyond

In the cracks of the cement where rainwater had pooled, pale green moss was already growing.

Breeze

On a rainy morning, the apartment lights floated on the water gathered below the embankment. The raindrops touching the back of my hand were quite cold.

Late Frost

The light reflected in still water was, after all, a view from the window. If the raindrops were cold, that morning must have been at the edge of winter.

Ridgeline

The sky was reflected just as it was in the morning rain puddle.

Ebb

On a rainy day, a single magnolia petal was floating in the water gathered at the edge of the apartment complex's flower bed.

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