Blanket of Clouds [Haiku]

mountain clouds
move with spontaneity --
like blanket fort kids

It Burns [Haiku]

a cottage burns;
its owner watches ash swirl
in the air

Note: Influenced by an exchange between Bashō and his student Hokushi, the latter’s cabin burning down being the topic of discussion. As told in Yoné Noguchi’s The Spirit of Japanese Poetry.

Foggy Forest [Haiku]

in foggy woods,
distant trees dissolve 
into the void

Green Branch [Haiku]

a brown branch
runs beside the green branch
that isn't a branch

Parakeets Eat [Haiku]

two parakeets eat;
to my human eye,
one looks ashamed

Sprout [Haiku]

a seed sprouts,
stretching toward the light
to be infinite

Buddha Wisdom [Haiku]

in the temple yard,
i read the Buddha's words,
and feel their wisdom

Silent Hilltop [Haiku]

horses graze
around the chorten,
in silence