Why Words Matter (Even the Small Ones) [Senryū]

flip two letters
and prohibition becomes
invitation.

Predator at Rest [Haiku]

from the shade
 of yonder trees,
  something watches.

Little Yellow Flowers [Haiku]

i look beyond,
 but see only the flowers
  in the foreground.

Scale Change [Haiku]

boulders in a pond
 become the stone monolith
  islands in a sea.

Scrubland Hilltop [Haiku]

in the scrublands,
 each step raises a dust puff,
  but rain is coming.

Tiny Chapel [Haiku]

a tiny chapel
 in the middle of nowhere --
  built to last eons. 

City Limits [Haiku]

the city grows
 up and down the valley -
  shaped by mountains.

Red Blossoms [Haiku]

red blossoms
in the understory,
briefly catch the sun.

Yin – Yang World [Haiku]

mountain morning:
 sun-warmed icecaps over
  a valley of night.

Hawk Bank [Haiku]

the hawk swoops & banks;
i feel its flapping wings
as it passes.