Japanese robe wide sleeve
conceals a small parchment
tied with black silk ribbon
upon delicate paper fine linen
painted in brush art stylized
fleet deceptively simple strokes
swift flows scene a waterfall
cascading down over a cliff
water leaps over edge delighted
playing in water frenzied
is rendition of a bear inked
in graceful stream depicted
catching a spawning salmon
returning sea instinct driven
streaming seeking birth pebbles
fascinating life images captured
flowing barest detail inked in
missing lines features provided
by viewer's eye led imagination
creating completing illustration
mastered brush strokes on linen
look watch the bear on paper
alive fishing in flowing water
water rushing swirl nets the bear
Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem