Witch & Skeleton [Free Verse / Senryū]

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre; Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1844)
PREMISE:
Princess Takiyasha
 summoned a skeleton to
  kill a samurai.

MORAL?:
"Don't bring swords
 to a giant skeleton-ghost 
  fight!"

CONCLUSION:
Yet, in settled dust,
 the world was less one
  Princess-witch.

Lonely Donkey [Senryū]

solo donkey:
 so lonely that it might
  be human with us. 

Safety Geese [Senryū]

foraging geese,
 with heads down, honk to 
  prevent collision.

Why Words Matter (Even the Small Ones) [Senryū]

flip two letters
and prohibition becomes
invitation.

Jewelwing [Haiku]

on a maple leaf,
 a jewelwing stands - still.
  it'd blend, if not so blue.

Beach Bunker [Senryū]

bunker on the beach
sends mixed messages about
trip tranquility.

No Cry [Haiku in contrast to Matsuo Bashō’s experience]

back at the trailhead:
 no birds cry;
  no fish weep.

Riffing on Matsuo Bashō’s haiku:

"Departing spring!
 Birds crying;
 Tears in the eyes of fish."

Cat Wrangling [Haiku]

a mother cat
 turns to consider whether
  to wrangle kittens

Go-Getter [Senryū]

when you’re the family 
go-getter, and yet you’re
a zoned-out mess.

The Peacock Flower [Senryū]

for a peacock
 to look Peacock Flower-like,
  it must be on fire.