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The Bony Salmon

kaneko toto haiku

the
bony salmon—
in the rain
at daybreak—
flesh
of the lake

the
bony salmon—
to the ainu
mother and child—
a luxuriant
tree

the
bony salmon—
from morning
to evening—
the river's
teeth go

the
bony salmon—
a pure virgin
of the lake—
hugging her
knees

the
bony salmon—
the chapel's
morning—
pounding
pounding

 

 

©1996 Thomas A. Ekkens

This poem is illustrated in a hand-crafted art book of the same name.