Desert [Haiku]

Photograph of mountainous desert with bare soil high in the Andes.
hard, compact earth
where nothing grows;
bird hops, then flies off.

Bird’s Eye [Senryū]

the bird's head turns
so one eye is upon me,
something grows cold.

Crow Mind [Kyōka]

Photograph of a crow atop an outdoor lighting fixture at Tokyo's Imperial Palace.
crow on lamppost 
contemplates a CAW!
but is silenced
by a morsel clamped
in its beak.

Cold Bayou [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area near Slidell, Louisiana.
gators sleep:
buried in muddy banks;
a lonely bird flies.

Foot-tapping Seagull [Kyōka]

Photograph of a Seagull near the fish market in Helsinki, Finland.
a Seagull stands 
at a respectful distance
from a fish stall,
waiting for the fishmonger
to do the right thing.

Bird on a Wire [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Lucknow, India.
a bird alights
onto a windswept wire;
then seems to doze.

Solo? [Haiku]

Photograph of an egret flying over the Gomti River in Lucknow, Madhya Pradesh, India.
solo bird flies
over sprawling waters
with upside down mate.

DAILY PHOTO: Owl Carving, Hart County Botanical Garden

Different Wavelengths [Lyric Poem]

The parrot stands, as if jilted. 
The chipmunk sniffs, as if intrigued.
Parrot behaves ever so stilted.
Chipmunk is just hungry and fatigued.

Gen Z Stare? [Senryū]

perched magpie
stares into the distance.
gen z? perhaps.