Turquoise [Haiku]

from hot, white sand:
the turquoise sea beyond
gives illusions of cool.

Green Fort [Haiku]

mossy-walled:
the seaside fort blends
with jungle backdrop.

Sleeping Dog [Haiku]

waves crash on rocks;
distant lightening flickers.
dog sleeps - unstirring.

Stout Clouds [Haiku]

stout white clouds
drift low over mountains
as if they might crash.

City Winter [Haiku]

trees, straight & bare, 
line the boulevard. one leaf
blows across the walk.

All Eyes [Haiku]

yellow fluff
clamped in a bird's beak -
now, the new leader.

Fuzzy Moon [Haiku]

moon slips behind 
thin, wispy clouds —-
shifting shape.

Racing Darkness [Haiku]

longtail boat
putters home at day's end,
racing darkness.

Scurry [Haiku]

shore birds scurry,
evading rolling surf,
like playful kids.

Pillbox Bunker [Tanka]

pillbox bunker from
a war a lifetime ago
sits in a field.
what the farmer must think
as he plants around it.