Springfall [Haiku]

mountain springtime:
dust cleared by falling water,
climbers swell & green.

Stone Bridge [Haiku]

old stone bridge:
weeds grow in its cracks,
its river ran dry.

Perfect Fruit [Senryū]

perfect fruit
still hangs on the tree:
surviving temptation.

Bookstore Cat [Senryū]

bookstore cat
sleeps soundly on a book
about dogs.

Stall: A Haiku Quartet

clouds glide in 
like a naval armada,
only to loiter.

the sky is gray,
but no rain comes --
just the threat.

the threat wears thin --
unheeded until
thunder cracks!

a man shakes his fist
at the dense clouds:
a torrent falls.

Secondary Feeders [Haiku]

after harvest
cows stubble graze, &
egrets hunt in the wake.

Ceiling’s Edge [Haiku]

cloud ceiling,
almost touched atop a hill,
parts in the distance.

Delta Drift [Haiku]

prow points seaward 
in widening channel;
geese pass overhead.

Spring Pasture [Haiku]

Spring’s arrival
brings lush, green grass;
livestock keeps it trim.

Camouflage [Senryū]

tree, wrapped in vines,
shape broken & trunk hidden;
an attempt to blend?