The color of blossoms
must be dyed in that sound –
a warbler’s call
lovelier than ever
in the spring dawn.
Saigyō Hōshi

Sanguinaria canadensis is now in bloom, but not for long. (Photo by Cub Phillips.)
The color of blossoms
must be dyed in that sound –
a warbler’s call
lovelier than ever
in the spring dawn.
Saigyō Hōshi
Sanguinaria canadensis is now in bloom, but not for long. (Photo by Cub Phillips.)