Borrow Sleep

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #71 Basho’s “borrowing sleep”

borrowing sleep
from the scarecrow’s sleeves
midnight frost                      (Basho)

little mouse burrows deeper
wrapped in stolen flannel

          

borrowing sleep
from the scarecrow’s sleeves
midnight frost                      (Basho)

the owlet’s cry harsh
in the still night air