Right-Side-Down [Haiku]

the butterfly
knows no upside-down, only
where the flowers are.

Magpie [Haiku]

the magpie walks
with head hung low,
fooling no one.

DAILY PHOTO: Fly on a Wire

Dark Evening Brown [Senryū]

a Dark Evening Brown
flits about the woods on a
bright morning, Brown.

Monkey Hot Tub? [Haiku]

macaques heard,
but not seen, amid the fog
of Winter hot springs.

Hive [Haiku]

the wasp hive:
its crescent entrances
see steady to & fro.

“Cicada’s Cry” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]

the stillness --
soaking into stones
cicada's cry

Translation from: Higginson, William J. 1985. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Tokyo: Kodansha Int. p. 11

Reptilian Investigations [Haiku]

rock agama pops
over the boulder's top:
sniffs & scurries.

Trails [Kyōka]

wildlife trail:
a subtle part in the grass;
human trail:
a bald and dusty line..., but
a buck 'd be hell on your rug, too!

Raptor Rides [Haiku]

raptor rides updrafts:
head & eye swivel-pivot;
all else, glides.