Mistletoe Limerick

A young man of Vienna was caught off guard
smooched by a stranger beside the churchyard.
There's mistletoe
that naturally grows
in the trees above that Viennese churchyard.

Lotus [Haiku]

the lotus stands
boldly in pink & yellow;
one petal fallen

Imperfectly Perfect [Haiku]

a sunflower
— deformed and stunted —
still brightens my day

Desert Rose [Haiku]

a desert rose:
its base stout & misshapen;
its blooms elegant

Light of the Setting Sun [Haiku]

flowers glow brightly 
in the sunset’s low light,
and then go dark

Pelted Blossoms [Haiku]

spring flowers
hang limply, after
the downpour

What the Grass Loves [Haiku]

a cold, rainy day,
but the green grass thrives --
well-watered / air fresh

Fig in the Wall [Lyric Poem]

It doesn't need wide open spaces.
It doesn't need direct sunlight.
No bark-wide chasm through the tombstone --
Gardner, leave that tree alone.

Hey, Gardner, leave that tree alone!
All in all, it's just another fig in the wall.
All in all, we're just a bunch of figs in the wall. 

Yellow Camphor [Haiku]

camphor flowers,
in a disheveled bouquet, 
stretch warmly

Frangipani Scribbles [Haiku]

bare frangipani
scribbles shadow art
on blank temple walls