Fleeting Perfection [Haiku]

low clouds reflected
on still seas; a perfect view
on sunset's timer 

Lizard Limerick

An Eastern Garden Lizard prowling its garden
was interrupted by, "Hey, I beg your pardon,
but aren't you big for this park?"
"I'm afraid you've missed the mark.
I don't live here; I own all of these gardens."

Blown Top [Haiku]

mountain’s missing top
tells that it’s a volcano,
and once had a top

DAILY PHOTO: Elephant in the Grass

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Golden Spotlight [Tanka]

early morning 
rays hit the canopy
and fan out
into gold bands of light:
spotlights with no targets

Lake Reveal [Haiku]

endless tall grass.
then, with a single step,
a lake appears

Mistletoe Limerick

A young man of Vienna was caught off guard
smooched by a stranger beside the churchyard.
There's mistletoe
that naturally grows
in the trees above that Viennese churchyard.

Sparrow [Haiku]

a sparrow 
stops in mid-peck
to eyeball me

Edge of Desert [Haiku]

over the crest, the
world turns from grassy pasture
to barren desert