in sandstone canyons,
shrubs grow thick & green;
no signs of day life.
Sandstone Still-Life [Haiku]
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the last cluster
of frangipani flowers
tops a bare tree.

spring green to the right;
tawny stalk stubble on the left
a seasonless dreamworld?


a barren tree
paints dancing shadows
on the sandy canyon.

some spiders scurry
when their web trembles,
but not the orbweaver.

lonely egret
wades in calm water,
awaiting lunch.

guardian lion
watches the setting sun like
it’s up to no good.

hazy valley:
after the harvest,
the fields are burnt.

a barren tree
clings to a cliff face;
winds have nothing to shake.


