Winter Shore [Haiku]

stormy winter day:
seafoam sizzles, its sound lost
to wind and waves.

Cold Stream [Haiku]

Spring flows:
frigid and silt gray --
rush down the mountain.

Rough Edges [Haiku]

in springtime,
wildflowers soften
a stony landscape.

DAILY PHOTOS: A Few Views of Mt. Shani

Last Hurrah [Haiku]

with foliage thinned,
the grassy undergrowth gets
one last time to shine.

Sneaky Trees [Senryū]

it seems trees sneak --
in ones and twos -- up the hill,
as the woods watch.

Vista Tree [Haiku]

a tree looms
over the valley;
beloved of hawks.

Cloud Deception [Lyric Poem]

Hiking to the hilltop
To get a better view,
I found myself in clouds
That edged the sky of blue.

Standing upon a cliff,
(How high? I cannot know,)
I doubt cloud would catch me,
If I'd let myself go.

But it looked so fluffy,
Like it could bear my weight,
But then the sky 'd looked clear
From down the valley strait.

I guess the moral is:
One just can't trust the sky;
If you leap into the clouds,
It's certain that you'll die,
& when you think the sky clear
You may be denied.

Softscape [Haiku]

angular rocks 
softened by soil & grass
to copy cloud shapes.

Waterfall Wildflowers [Haiku]

wildflowers thrive
in the cracks of a cascade;
their days numbered.