japan's wild west

[billy]

plum trees blossom pink
cow bells ring in the meadow
rustlers are busy

[dukealien]

plum trees blossom pink
cow bells ring in the meadow
rustler's are busy

Subtle; nice images.  I try to [over]interpret the apostrophe on L3, then desist.

Alert guards on bamboo watchtowers, seeking fruitlessly for a reason bells sound in the darkness below.  One of them returns his bow to its case and brushes this spring haiku by the light of a hanging fire-pot.  He recites it to his comapanions, who laugh over sake bowls as thieves lead their prizes away.

[alonso ramoran]

Second line brings some nice imagery. I don't understand the apostrophe in rustler's but overall it's a nice little haiku.

[billy]

thanks guys, yep it should be rustlers, will sort it out now. thanks.

[RiverNotch]

I don't really have a gripe with the piece, but I am disappointed this didn't end up being about Japan's real wild west, the world of the Sengoku-jidai.

[Keith]

Really like the blush pink of the plums
cow-bells ? love the field sound and plant image this captures
the double play on rustlers between plant and cow twist the end just the right amount.

A solid short Billy, much enjoyed

[billy]

Thanks guys.