Which Way Did He Go? [Common Meter]

A caterpillar scurried on
at such a rapid pace,
but I forget which way it went
because it lacked a face.

It looked the same this way as that -
bereft of front and back.
And how'd it know which way to go?
It must have had a knack.

Eroded Rock [Haiku]

rock erodes 
out from under boulders --
precarious stacks

Day Moon [Haiku]

the moon remains high,
unchased by the sunrise, but
gone by daydream's end

Bonsai [Haiku]

a potted bonsai --
twisted, knobbed, and deformed --
stony mountain mind

DAILY PHOTO: Boulder & Mountain

Taken in the Annapurna Sanctuary in the summer of 2018

DAILY PHOTO: Rhododendrons & Ridges, Appalachia

Taken in November of 2021 in North Carolina

One Rumpled Flower [Haiku]

one flower
stands, rumpled & in the rear,
but is just as bright

Sunlit Whitewater [Haiku]

the river churns;
lit by the mid-day sun --
its foam glows

DAILY PHOTO: Jeti-Ögüz Pine Grove

Taken in the summer of 2019; Jeti-Ögüz

Contemplative Gorilla [Tanka]

the gorilla
looks deep in contemplation;
children are bored,
but I can't help but wonder
what it is he's plotting?