On the Taking Up, and Casting Off, of Spring Raiment

Just as the trees start
donning their new leafy coats,
the students shed theirs.

On Teaching

Understanding dawns
on this long winter morning -
eventually.

After Basho's Most Famous Lines

A still library.
A student opens a book -
the crack of its spine.

On a Sense of Panic Around the University

Swirling students skirl
like wind-blown autumnal leaves:
Examinations.