Plum blossoms

wld goose weather
heavy frost
chll seeps through the wndow screen
lght protectve clouds
vel the moon
new-formed ce s fragle
mrrored n the rushng stream
her har seems combed
no need for scent or powder
that fral snow-whte complexon
set off by rpples
n her blouse of dragon-slk
leanng on the east wnd
one glmmer of her gracous smle
ten thousand lesser blossoms tumble
cold and lonely
where s home -
a garden after snow?
a lakesde tower?
for a tryst at Jade Lake
who can she trust
to be her messenger?
whte butterfles know only
to search for peach and wllow trees
southern branches n full bloom
won't understand
so sorrow comes once more
wth the chll of evenng
to echong bugle calls