Inside a Japanese Garden: With Added Note

cherry blossoms fall confetti cast to the wind tumbling to the ground orange koi swimming summer rain upon the pond lotus of soft blush bamboo whispering their voices sing at twilight serenade the moon fire fades from the sun low upon the horizon bowing to the sea rays of light shimmering gold sunset crosses the threshold ***I posted this series of Japanese writings at the request of Dale Cozart. He saw the beauty of nature through these simple words on another poetry site. I thank you, Dale, and the many of you who now see it, too. It was entered in a contest, but the judge thought it lacked 'punch,' and called it "insipid." A Nipponnet is comprised of three Haiku and a Tanka