the monarch

 autumn butterfly

 royalty 

<”akinocho,” i.e., “an autumn butterfly”>

9/13/11

taro corm

wash cook no need to peel-

autumn supper

<”kinukatsugi,” i.e., “a boiled daughter taro corm”>

kigo:  9/4/11

with each step

a hint of autumn

color splashes

kigo, 9/3/11  <”Akimeku,” i.e., “to become autumnal”>

a fringed mane blows

atop slender majesty-

Amur silver grass

<”oginokoe,” i.e., “Amur silver grass in the breeze”>

9/2/11