mistral wind
this May afternoon
howling
contain your anger and see its origin
is it envy manque d'affection -
all these poisons can be cured
look for your sister now the sun
who has hidden from your rage
and ask her to come forth again to heal
and warm all that is torn and wounded
cirrus clouds
a pale yellow peony
perseveres
Giselle Maya is a gardener, painter and poet whose home is Provence. Her work can be found in journals internatonally. She has published 18 volumes of haiku, haibun, renga, tanka and tanka prose, some with other well-known poets.