Strut [Haiku]

amorous pigeon
makes a mick jagger dance,
and he scores!

The Palace that Was [Senryū]

crumbling ruins
sit amid the pasturelands. 
that's progress.

Butterfly Dogfight [Haiku]

the butterfly jinks.
its pursuer holds the line.
i blink; they're gone.

Sneak Peak [Haiku]

the chipmunk flattens,
crawling atop battlements
as if to glimpse foes

Baya Weaver [Haiku]

plump dangling nests
of baya weavers are
ceaselessly revamped

High Tide Island [Haiku]

the high tide island
is a rocky outcrop
when waters retreat

Knotty Tree [Haiku]

the knotty tree
stretches wide to reach light --
strength from warped fibers

Evidence [Haiku]

two shucked nuts
sit on a stone pillar --
no squirrel in sight

Winter Cardinal [Haiku]

swollen cardinal
looks like it's been gorging,
but it's winter puffed

Bat Hang [Haiku]

a flying fox hangs
from lush vegetation,
reaching monkey-like