Moon tumbles over waterfall
briefly held by branch and canary/
marmalade/mottled leaves.
Their fluttering down
precedes the slow slick
slide of orb
from tree grasp
to roiling waves and foam.
Yet moon never bounces
but scuds across water
as caps cut into it
soften it with froth
and swarthy swans
take a bite from it
with their silhouettes.

~inspired by Hiroshige’s paining “Moon over a Waterfall”

Here’s a link to the painting itself if you are interested:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2057223731192321&set=gm.797068554014860&type=3&theater