Finding Refuge in a Summer Storm

John, I love how you gave Bashō’s old pond another 'bash'! The imagery of winter ice melting into the whispers of the Wild Iris is beautiful.

Your prompt actually resonates deeply with what I am sharing today. While you are exploring ice melting into spring, I just experienced the intense summer heat breaking into a sudden, cooling rainstorm. I ended up stuck under an old roadside shed for an hour after a medical errand, watching the world wash clean.

As a fellow 'wanderer' in this haiku world, it’s amazing how nature always provides that unexpected stillness right when we need it most. That pocket of refuge became my latest watercolor haiga, 'Finding Refuge in a Summer Storm.'

Thank you for the daily inspiration! 🌿