Japanese Artiste

Japanese Artiste

Japanese waves painted on rice paper
That holds the ocean sway
For kimono-clad court ladies
With Zen garden eyes
Who play the Koto for the rising sun
Enthroned by the eastern sea
Whose golden petals unfold
In gentle tears from heaven
That gather like Shinto monks at a shrine
Where silent vespers whisper in the heart
For holy candles to light the way
To a forest of love