spring <br />bird song sweet <br />as the flowers <br /> <br />beginning of autumn <br />a summer skin <br />i still carry <br /> <br />the winds of autumn <br />slowly the leaves wave <br />the season goodbye <br /> <br />a flash of lightning <br />the breeze steals <br />into my soul<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/four-haiku-inspired-by-matsuo-basho/