Cobble Sparrow [Haiku]

a sparrow hops
over the cobbles,
seeking seeds.

Ducks Adrift [Haiku]

a pond in summer:
ducks look like wooden toys,
drifting leisurely.

Sparrow Curiosity [Haiku]

a sparrow alights,
investigates debris,
flits away.

Fishing by Feel [Haiku]

herons & egrets
wade in pond algae,
blindly fishing.

Cormorant Rules [Haiku]

a cormorant
waits a half-hour after
swimming to fly.

Crow Alights [Haiku]

a crow alights
on a slender, bare branch,
riding the bounce.

Lily Pad Heron [Haiku]

water lilies stand
confidently, while herons
step warily.

Hornbill [Haiku]

perching hornbill:
a plodding half-ton bovine
doesn't merit attention.

Cormorant Patience [Kyōka]

the cormorant,
glistening & dripping,
must air dry
before it’s a bird again;
humans cramp in the pool.

The Brave One [Haiku]

one hundred birds
startle at my presence;
one eyeballs me.