Category Archives: plants

Spring Bees [Haiku]

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bees pace the 
 narrow blooms of wildflowers,
  working like it's play.

Weed Garland [Haiku]

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the graveyard weeds
 are blossoming in yellow
  to garland the tombs.

Cherry [Kyōka]

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some are made speechless
 by falling cherry blossoms,
  but -- for others --
 speechlessness comes from
 a mouthful of the fruits.

Poppy Blur [Haiku]

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poppies blur by
 as the car speeds down
  the mountain.

Poppies [Haiku]

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roadside poppies
 sway in unison behind
  passing autos.

Split Personality [Haiku]

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yellow & purple 
 pansies draw butterflies,
  bees, & photogs.

DAILY PHOTO: Summer Scenes, Arabia Mountain Park

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Tree of Life [Haiku]

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home to birds & squirrels,
 the tree holds life in every 
  crotch & hollow.

Green Growth [Haiku]

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spring rains green
 the fort's horizonal and
  its vertical.

Open Lotus [Haiku]

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a lotus opens;
 its yellow pod shining
  back at the sun.