Creek Haibun
The creek’s waters flow so quickly that I make little headway in my attempt to cross. A water moccasin slips by, and my left boot takes on water. This is not real, I say. We’ve had no rain and I would not be so foolish as to do this. Asleep? Perhaps, but I’ve passed the halfway point and have no choice but to move forward. I slip and nearly pitch headfirst into the dark current. Lightning stitches the sky.
dreaming, the snake
swims against floodwaters
oh, what have I lost?
O at the Edges 
Dreams can be puzzles … if I’d dreamed of a snake swimming into currents, I’d feel challenged to push into “opposing” forces and I’d wish for snake-like maneuverability (with a bit of poison just-in-case).
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I, too, would wish for that maneuverability, especially with a boot taking on water!
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #6: Robert Okaji’s latest #haibun!
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Thanks very much for reblogging this, Frank.
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My pleasure, Robert! 😇
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