Pause Cause [Haiku]

a car slows,
 then pulls to the shoulder:
  sunflower field.

Striped World [Haiku]

Autumn sun sets,
 painting sky & river --
  all else is black.

Startle Response [Haiku]

even in death
 the scorpion can evoke
  momentary fear.

Flawless Flower [Haiku]

there is no defect 
in the sunflower that
cheers one’s spirits.

The Futility of War [Haiku]

two young gazelles
 lock horns and head-wrestle, 
  then quit and move on.

Spiral Ginger [Haiku]

ginger blossom
 looks cleaner before
  the rain.

Big Red Bug [Haiku]

the big red bug
 attracts attention 
  it doesn’t want.

Mimicry [Haiku]

dead roots:
sinuous as a river,
luxuriant as hair.