Bent Blade [Haiku]

a skipper sits on
 a bent grass blade; then leaves.
  the blade stays bent.

Summer Sun [Haiku]

summer sun
 turns the sky orange;
  skin prickles.

What Lurks Below? [Lyric Poem]

I'm swimming in the lake -
miles from one and all,
feeling peace and calm - when
the monster comes to call.

What could drag me under?
I'll never, ever know.
Some will always wonder
what caused the undertow.

The lake is surface calm,
and should be at its depths,
but in its muck lie bones
of those pulled under breath.

Some will swim tomorrow,
and in the days to come.
Most will come and go,
and just feel blissful numb.

Second-Order Harmony [Haiku]

i watch surfers
 watch the waves, attuning
   to their attunement. 

Rock Spires [Haiku]

rock spires
 feign being coast via
  depth deception. 

Skink Limerick

The reptile known as the Five-Lined Skink
 is silent, but not as covert as you'd think.
   From the front end it blends,
   but its bright blue back end
 catches the eye no matter how slowly it slinks.

Fish Drift Relativity [Haiku]

"the fish's world
 is always in drift,"
  thinks I, from the bank.

Green Pond [Haiku]

the green pond
 reflects the green world
  in its own hue. 

Still Eye [Haiku]

along the seashore,
 everything is in motion,
  but the crow's eye.