Carpe Diem ”Little Creatures” #15, Buson’s ”Mud-Snails.

mud-snails:
a few remain uncaught
under the evening moon           © Yosa Buson

slowly, but slowly
the mud-snail finds its way
after the heavy rains                 © Chèvrefeuille

a meandering snail
examines the garden plot
the moon is hiding         © Birgitta Rudenius