Dog-Rose [Haiku]

lone Dog-rose bloom
sways in a Spring breeze,
lulling into trance.

Hangers On [Haiku]

trunk ringed by fallen blooms, 
only the pate contains hangers-on.

Claustrophobic [Haiku]

carpenter bee
crawls into clock vine bloom;
freefalls into flight.

Crown Flower [Haiku]

crown flower buds
begin to split, but only one
takes the first peek.

Transitory [Haiku]

butterfly lands
on flower, pumps wings twice,
and sputters off.

Petal Drop [Senryū]

dogeared petal 
can take no more --
flutters in a gust.

Dancing Daisies [Haiku]

bright flowers 
dance in a breeze,
beside the castle wall.

The Flower That Reaches [Senryū]

Hibiscus
reaches for pollen; though
pollen is nomadic.

Solitary [Haiku]

solitary flower
bows in a Spring breeze --
then stands upright.

“We should not mind so small a flower” by Emily Dickinson [w/ Audio]

We should not mind so small a flower 
Except it quiet bring
Our little garden that we lost
Back to the Lawn again -

So spicy her Carnations nod -
So drunken, reel her Bees -
So silver, steal a hundred flutes
From out a hundred trees -

That whoso sees this little flower
By faith, may clear behold
The Bobolinks around the throne
And Dandelions gold.