Old straw hat (haibun)

The morning after la fête de la St-Jean, waves roll debris on wet sand;  seagulls screech for revellers’ leftoversr. Walking on wet sand, she limps to a bench and watches the sun break through the clouds, remembering dancing around le feu de la St-Jean with him.

straw hat shields
greeting new dawn
weathered skin

(c) Tournesol’15

Carpe Diem #773 Mugiwara boushi (straw hat)