Straw Hat

I remember a hat, always. But never a straw hat. There must have been, the climate demanded it. He always wore a felt hat with its sweat stained band under the blazing sun.

respite from the sun
the shade of the almond tree
straw hat turned fan

PR

7/12/15

 http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/07/carpe-diem-773-mugiwara-boushi-straw-hat.html?m=1

Familiar

warm rain
the spring moon returns
to the rusty can
©Yu Chang

and all that’s familiar like
callused hands that feels like home

PR

7/11/15

 Prompt Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #93 Yu Chang’s Warm Rain

 http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2015/07/carpe-diem-tan-renga-challenge-93-yu.html?m=1