Contemplating Chains [Haiku]

baby monkey
seems to contemplate chains,
or i anthropomorphize?

Russet Percher [Haiku]

the russet percher:
its look says "fast flyer," but 
its name says "good sitter"

Guard Dog [Senryū]

dog guards church
by being a trip-hazard...
and doing it well

Hooded Crow [Haiku]

before opening, 
a crow takes a table,
and demands service

Cat Conformity [Senryū]

the cat that conforms
to a hollow in the wall
won't conform elsewise

Deceptive Landscape [Senryū]

soft, round hills
under cottony clouds, yet
the hike is so hard

Lilac-Breasted Roller [Senryū]

the Roller,
when asked its color,
said, "all of them."

Noisy Parakeets [Senryū]

noisy parakeets
loop above the neighborhood:
just flockin' around

The Palace that Was [Senryū]

crumbling ruins
sit amid the pasturelands. 
that's progress.

Bull Street [Senryū]

the bull doesn't feign stealth,
yet gets close enough to make
shoppers poop themselves