rainy Wednesday haikus

Was in the mood for haiku today. No idea why. Insane amounts of rain here, with roads and greenways flooding, got me thinking.

grasses dance with rain;
brown thrasher retires to his
glistening thicket.

Here's another.

ruby lantern sways
bound feet wear mahogany smooth
paper door slides shut

I was lucky enough to visit Kyoto last December, and the geisha houses were fascinating -- red lanterns hanging outside, but they all looked like respectable restaurants, many with small gardens and ponds just beyond the entrance. Very peaceful, yet secret.