Blur – Kerplunk! [Haiku]

frogs plop in water
faster than my eye can see:
a blur — kerplunk!

Snail Tree [Haiku]

this odd little shrub
grows snails like seed pods:
or so it seems.

Twins, Or: Spastic Gravity [Haiku]

twin butterflies 
spiral around each other
with spastic gravity.

Spider’s Web [Haiku]

diligent spider 
works its catch
into a meal.

Mantis Moves [Haiku]

in stillness,
the mantis becomes
vegetation.

Statuesque Turtles [Haiku]

turtles sun
on the statue’s base,
becoming statue.

Snail Amore: a Kyōka

the curious child 
remains unbaffled by the
complexities
of snail amore:
thinking the lead a tow-snail.

Frog Taunt [Senryū]

a sunning frog
 taunts all predators
  to test their weight. 

Deer in Grass [Haiku]

deer of summer -
 who'd blend with Fall's tawny grass -
  stand out.

Buck Vigilant [Haiku]

vigilant buck:
 aware of photographer
  as others feed.