Urban Jungle [Kyōka]

in a city park,
muscular baobabs &
wiry strangler figs
provide residences
for the fierce squirrels.

Cat Dandy [Kyōka]

cat on a porch rail
preens between naps
 to look good
for the twenty waking
 minutes of its day. 

Sanctum Discord [Haiku]

the inner sanctum:
an insect chirps ceaselessly,
 but remains unseen.

Dark Valley [Haiku]

in the dark valley,
eyes settle on the one hilltop
 graced by sunlight.

Synchronicity [Haiku]

a walk in the park:
i breathe, we breathe,
 then we are breath.

Choppy Shore [Haiku]

waves crash ashore,
churning waves to foam,
 white coastal frill.

Gibbous Moon [Haiku]

clouds dance around
the gibbous moon’s bright orb,
one warm winter night.

And Then There Were Two [Haiku]

a pair of blossoms -
all that's left on the tree:
 two blooms - side-by-side.

Porous [Haiku]

the tree sprawls,
over the mountain trail, yet
 winter rains pass through.