Harbor Watch [Haiku]

a shrine watches
over a calm harbor as
storm winds buffet.

Rocky Outcrop [Tanka]

the rocky tip
of grass-coiffed outcrop
is all I see,
but the sound of a crow's "CAW!"
comes through loud & clear.

Evergreen? [Tanka]

"the trees are green!"
except when blue, white, or black:
in morning sun,
in peak sun, in moonlight,
under dense clouds, or no clouds.

Foggy Stream [Lyric]

A thick cloud nestled into the
valley down below,
I wonder if the forager
in that streambed knows
that it's sunny above.

“Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay [w/ Audio]

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.

I will look at cliffs and clouds
With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
And the grass rise.

And when lights begin to show
Up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
And then start down!

DAILY PHOTO: Landour

Staggering [Haiku]

hill slope trees
like staggering figures:
soon swallowed in fog.

Nature Reclaims [Lyric Poem]

All it takes is one thin crack, and
A fine flurry of blowing seed.
And nature takes back all that land --
Wall-to-wall with growing weeds.

Magpie [Haiku]

the magpie walks
with head hung low,
fooling no one.

Monsoon Break [Haiku]

after many days 
of dreary clouds & rain:
blue skies!