Weightless [Haiku]

a heron stands tall
at the branch’s end,
as if weightless.

Magpie [Haiku]

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

Raptor Rides [Haiku]

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

Feeding Frenzy [Haiku]

frenzied pigeons: 
a tight, geometric horde—
until food’s end.

Heron [Haiku]

a perched heron
watches ripples of its
last attempt fade.

Ducks [Haiku]

as the pond duck
slips & glides through water,
the shore duck is still.

“Raven at Dusk” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]

on a barren branch
a raven has perched —-
autumn dusk

Spring Green [Haiku]

grass, shaggy & green,
sprawls across the valley;
swallows race & jink.

Disappearing Pigeons [Haiku]

a cloud of pigeons 
wheels about in a broad loop;
a thin batch returns.

Dogfight [Haiku]

swallows dogfight
out over the lake:
belly-bumping swells.