Category Archives: haiku

Cold Stream [Haiku]

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Spring flows:
 frigid and silt gray --
  rush down the mountain.

Rough Edges [Haiku]

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in springtime,
 wildflowers soften
  a stony landscape.

Last Hurrah [Haiku]

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with foliage thinned,
 the grassy undergrowth gets
  one last time to shine.

Sneaky Trees [Senryū]

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it seems trees sneak --
 in ones and twos -- up the hill,
  as the woods watch.

Vista Tree [Haiku]

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a tree looms
 over the valley; 
  beloved of hawks.

Lingzhi (灵芝) [Haiku]

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Ge Hong's Elixir?
 it does turn rotten wood
  into comely art.

To the Sea [Haiku]

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a leaf speeds over
 the falls; is trapped below,... 
  bobs to the surface.

Softscape [Haiku]

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angular rocks 
 softened by soil & grass
  to copy cloud shapes.

Waterfall Wildflowers [Haiku]

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wildflowers thrive
 in the cracks of a cascade;
  their days numbered.

Into the Last Light [Haiku]

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leaving the forest,
 see the last light of the day
  warm the hilltop.