by Pam Malone
I grieve for my students
beautiful women
faces like petals
falling cherry blossoms
I grieve for my students
swirling in a vortex
of Hiroshige waters
Such grace
they had
bright faces
shining eyes
Aware of the seasons
Momijigari*
watching the red leaves
fall
fall
Hina dolls**
fall
fall
I grieve for my students
beautiful
Japanese women
I grieve
I grieve for my students
beautiful women
faces like petals
falling cherry blossoms
I grieve for my students
swirling in a vortex
of Hiroshige waters
Such grace
they had
bright faces
shining eyes
Aware of the seasons
Momijigari*
watching the red leaves
fall
fall
Hina dolls**
fall
fall
I grieve for my students
beautiful
Japanese women
I grieve