Early Bloomer [Haiku]

the early blooms
are wilted; they’ll be gone when
the tight buds open.

Faux Ice [Haiku]

the low morning sun
burns through gray clouds; the
still lake looks iced over

Morning Glow [Haiku]

a bloom falls to earth;
lit up by the morning sun,
it glows… for a time.

Tree in Fog [Haiku]

the mountain fog
cannot keep the secrets
of the bare tree.

Reunited [Haiku]

water parts,
rounding a boulder,
then is reunited.

Flower Fall [Haiku]

rain-laden blossom
falls… lands with a sound,
in the mud.

Algae Patterns (Haiku)

swirled striations 
in the pond algae
reflect floating clouds.

Cliff’s Edge Poppy [Haiku]

at cliff's edge,
the swaying red poppy,
lures one closer.

Fēnggān [Senryū]

the monk rode in
on a bright-eyed tiger, and
started hulling rice.

Dead Tree Stillness [Haiku]

clouds drift upon
mirror clear waters;
dead tree stillness.