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.