Wistless Sway [Haiku]

bees on wildflowers
ride out the breezes,
in wistless sway.

Raptor Rides [Haiku]

raptor rides updrafts:
head & eye swivel-pivot;
all else, glides.

Vortex Drop [Tanka]

drifting toward falls,
a leaf twists & pivots
-- as if frantically --
as if to avoid the fall,
then slips over & glides.

Spine [Lyric Poem]

The spine is not a line.
It likes to twist and twine.
Bend it, stretch it, coil it;
Just don't bake, fry, or boil it.

Dancing Trees [Haiku]

trees judder
with spring breezes;
shadows pulse below.

Lightness [Haiku]

an egret alights 
on a coracle boat
without nudging it.

PROMPT: Unplug

Daily writing prompt
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?

When my body says to move, I move. I dance like a puppet on its string.

Ducks Adrift [Haiku]

a pond in summer:
ducks look like wooden toys,
drifting leisurely.

Poppies [Haiku]

roadside poppies
sway in unison behind
passing autos.

PROMPT: Live Performance

What was the last live performance you saw?

Belly dancers doing a series of experimental pieces fusing modern dance with multiple forms of traditional belly dance.