Spiral Ginger [Haiku]

ginger blossom
 looks cleaner before
  the rain.

Big Red Bug [Haiku]

the big red bug
 attracts attention 
  it doesn’t want.

Mimicry [Haiku]

dead roots:
sinuous as a river,
luxuriant as hair.

Geometric Lock [Haiku]

hazy morning.
 my bleary eye and tired mind
  locks on a Kolam.

Bat Signal [Haiku]

dusk has come.
 bats head out to hunt.
  black against dark sky.

Lonely Donkey [Senryū]

solo donkey:
 so lonely that it might
  be human with us. 

Safety Geese [Senryū]

foraging geese,
 with heads down, honk to 
  prevent collision.

Cold Moon [Haiku]

my breath mingles
 with a bright white moon, on a
  cold winter night.

Green Front [Haiku]

squall line coming:
 the rains will freshen the fort,
  those walls grown green.