Scented Moonlight
by Michael Dylan Welch, Alegria Imperial, and Vicki McCullough
First published in Haiku Canada Review 11:2, October 2017, page 28. Originally written 3 April 2011 at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia during the Sakura Days Japan Fair.
my hesitant knock—
the path to her door
drifted with blossoms Michael
overhead a cloud
of pink magnolias Alegria
skin cream flecked
with calendula petals—
one more season of sun Vicki
collected rain
tipping the orchid Michael
on her windowsill
the blooming wisteria
casts a shadow Alegria
honeysuckle
scents the moonlight Vicki