Diamond Water [Haiku]

the day is cold,
but the sun is out, and 
the water sparkles

Graveyard Autumn [Haiku]

graves in autumn.
under red-leafed trees --
soon to be bare

Ghost Backdrop [Haiku]

the stone statue
in the fore feels more real than
the stone wall in fog

Germany Limerick

There was an old woman from Germany
who went to the bank to get her money.
"It may seem quite strange,
but I'll take it in change.
I buy vending machine sausage when there's urgency."

Great Wall [Haiku]

a great wall stands
between a cricket and
the food it seeks

Dragon-slayer or Drunkard? [Common Meter]

I see so many statues of
dragon-slayers mid-kill.
The winged serpents pierced by a lance
conjures up such a thrill.

But there're no dragons, never were.
So, what were they slaying.
Dinos went extinct before our time
is all that I'm saying.

So, were they killing geckos, or
maybe a rock lizard?
Maybe chickens, given the wings?
Struck right through the gizzard!

Could it be St. George liked to drink
or was tripping ergot?
To earn so many statues, he'd
a publicist, I bet.

"The dragons were metaphorical!"
OK, that's really swell,
but shouldn't George's heroism
be figurative as well?

Red & Green [Haiku]

some find Christmas mind
in "It's a Wonderful Life"
i, through holly berries

Frankfurt Limerick

An exhibitionist girl from Frankfurt
loved dearly to beguile and to flirt.
When she raised her hem,
her teacher said, "Ahem!
that's now more of a belt than a skirt."

Blue [Haiku]

the river reflects
the sky's blue; yet the river
looks a deeper blue