Baya Weaver [Haiku]

plump dangling nests
of baya weavers are
ceaselessly revamped

High Tide Island [Haiku]

the high tide island
is a rocky outcrop
when waters retreat

Cowbell [Haiku]

the cow barely moves,
and yet its clang is constant
from tugging dry grass

Knotty Tree [Haiku]

the knotty tree
stretches wide to reach light --
strength from warped fibers

Evidence [Haiku]

two shucked nuts
sit on a stone pillar --
no squirrel in sight

Winter Cardinal [Haiku]

swollen cardinal
looks like it's been gorging,
but it's winter puffed

Bat Hang [Haiku]

a flying fox hangs
from lush vegetation,
reaching monkey-like

The Sound of Dry [Haiku]

grass in winter
rustles with such tight clacks;
 i hear its dryness

Crow Gaze [Haiku]

Crow & Blossom; Ohara Koson (1910)
a crow alights
upon a flowery branch --
beak pointing at me