Holdout [Tanka]

a tree’s last blossom
seems to wait til no one
is looking to drop.
what a thing it must be
to see a holdout yield.

Faint Day Moon [Haiku]

a daytime half moon,
feeble compared to at night,
yet I stop to look.

Four Seasonal Haiku of Sōgi [w/ Audio]

SPRING

Despite the storm,
Spring's herald makes it through:
Scent of plum blossom.

SUMMER

Abundant fireflies
This year, but this morning
None are to be seen.

AUTUMN

Autumn sea:
A boat moves, leaf-like,
In the floating world.

WINTER

Winter rains
Cross the mountains
On rising clouds.

Egret Eye [Haiku]

an egret peers
into the lake, past
surface reflections?

Budding [Senryū]

budding limbs:
vibrant growth unseen from
the city beyond.

Creekside Wildflowers [Haiku]

wildflowers sway
over the creek's cool water,
stirred by thermals.

Swamphens [Haiku]

swamphens strut
at water’s edge, and
i’m a farmboy again.

Last Hurrah [Haiku]

late afternoon sun
catches yellow bloom clusters:
the day’s last hurrah.

Lakeside Leaves [Haiku]

lakeside leaves are 
turning and dropping, but
no floaters remain.