The old man slowly ascends
Flaying his humble donkey before him.
The magpies dart their quicksilvered tongues
At a sleepy old hare
And wild geese shiver in the moonlight.
The emperor's children dream in a garden
The fisherman rises to watch his sea
Glitter in the first sun
A fisherman breaks with the small prow of his boat
The last ice of winter.
The quiet leaves of autumn rustle about the heart.
Noble scholar beneath a willow.
Honorable Mention John Paden
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