Everywhen, All In One Place [Haiku]

fallen leaves skitter
as grass sprouts in twined roots:
all seasons at once.

Askew [Haiku]

askew tombstones
under a yawning tree:
a crow on its branch.

Ordered Chaos [Haiku]

a veiny leaf
is at once orderly and
fingerprint unique.

“Jade Gate Pass” by Wang Wei [w/ Audio]

Dawn rain has washed the city of its dust;
The refreshed hotel willows tremble in a gust.
My friendly advice, you dry up another glass,
You have no acquaintance beyond The Jade Gate Pass.

Harbor Watch [Haiku]

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

Stumbling Urban [Haiku]

over a ridge,
and a sprawling city grows
into my wilderness.

“Men Say They Know Many Things” by Henry David Thoreau [w/ Audio]

Men say they know many things;
But lo! they have taken wings, --
The arts and sciences,
And a thousand appliances;
The wind that blows
Is all that any body knows.

Last Dance [Haiku]

tattered butterfly
comes to rest after a
spastic last dance.

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.