Bees @ Work [Haiku]

upside-down bees
work frenetically 
in the plush depths

Lake Changes [Haiku]

in summer, the tarn
looks like greenish concrete, then
settles to teal glass

Echoed Buddhas [Haiku]

echoed Buddhas,
each as still as the last,
focus on nothing

Blue Sky Stupa Field [Haiku]

stupas point up
to the vast blue skies;
nothing points back

Giant Crepe Myrtle [Haiku]

the crape myrtle’s
many symmetries
orders my mind

Butterfly Paralysis [Haiku]

the butterfly 
in the cool morning air
can’t flee foot thunder

Dog-Eared Daisies [Haiku]

the dog-eared daisies
that stand at bamboo's base
still warm the mind

Cobra [Haiku]

the cobra rises:
eyes fixed & tongue darting --
all 's still; nothing 's calm

Jackfruit Nirvana [Haiku]

in the temple,
a monkey finds nirvana
through jackfruit focus

Copperpod [Haiku]

morning light
hits downed copperpod blossoms:
ground guilded