Summer Sunset [Senryū]

harsh summer sun sets:
baboon troops exit the woods,
"Yeah, you'd better run!"

The Lingering Fall [Haiku]

winter wind gust...
[a pause,] a few leaves flutter
slantwise to earth.

Bee and Butterfly [Haiku]

bee & butterfly,
drawn to the same fragrant bloom,
work in harmony.

Yellow Field [Haiku]

a yellow field 
stands warm & bright, even
under rain clouds.

Five Seasonal Poems of Miura Chora [w/ Audio]

NEW YEAR

New Year's Day:
the ancient voice of a
nightingale.

SPRING

idyllic nights
and quiet days:
spring rains.

SUMMER

cold water, and
a couple of rice cakes:
it's summertime.

AUTUMN

morning glories
are tousled by
Autumn winds.

WINTER

lingering wind
and snow fall
upon me.

Crow Alights [Haiku]

a crow alights
on a slender, bare branch,
riding the bounce.

Rise & Shine [Haiku]

canna lily blooms
catch the light of sunrise as
stems sleep in the shade.

Moving Flower Mystery [Haiku]

trailside chicory
waves on a windless day:
a long-gone cyclist?

Self-Cleaning Lake [Haiku]

fallen petals
swept by undulating waves
into a neat pile.

Rain Begins [Haiku]

rain patters
onto the leaves overhead:
spring rain is here!