Columbus Limerick

There was an explorer named Christopher Columbus
 who entered the New World to fanfare of trumpets.
   He thought the Bahamans
   were Hindu Brahmins.
 His map wasn't so good as his compass.

Into the Woods [Haiku]

how short a walk,
 back turned to the city,
  to be free.

Rickety Gibberish [Free Verse]

A long time ago,
 I listened to the audiobook of
    Kerouac's "On the Road."

In that format, 
   I became aware of how often
     Kerouac used the word
       "rickety." 

Almost as aware as I became
   of how often Twain uses
      the N-word in Huck Finn
      when I unwisely listened to 
      that audiobook while driving
      through downtown Atlanta
      with my windows rolled down. 

I'm now reading Hunter Thompson's
   "Kingdom of Fear," and I've become
      aware that Thompson had a love
      of the word "gibberish" almost on par
      with Kerouac's love of "rickety."

And I think about how much beautiful
   rickety gibberish I've read from those
      authors, and what a fine 
      thing it is if one can write 
      rickety gibberish that stands up 
      under its own weight. 

Foo Dog [Haiku]

guardian dogs,
sculpted or painted: how do
they fool the spirits?

Boats in Motion [Haiku]

boats rise & roll
with constant motion; as
gentle waves lap ashore.

Out of the Cave [Haiku]

up ahead,
 light washes into the cave,
  and I stagger out. 

Buck Vigilant [Haiku]

vigilant buck:
 aware of photographer
  as others feed.

Cloud Break [Haiku]

weeks of cloudy skies.
 then one morning: warm gold light
  around the curtains.