Three Takes on a Lotus Haiku

Posted on May 28, 2021 by B Gourley

I
lotus viewing:
still blossom, changing light;
countless sights

II
a still lotus,
a static eye, and shifting
light; boundless hues

III
view one lotus
until the changing light
makes a new bloom

Flight Sound Haiku

Posted on May 23, 2021 by B Gourley

spastic flapping,
SNAP-SNAP-SNAP-snapping
then silence

Posted on May 22, 2021 by B Gourley

a rock that looks like
the perfect stepping stone
is where danger lies

Posted on May 17, 2021 by B Gourley

wind-ruffled tall grass
bobs and rebounds aimlessly
and yet in concert

Posted on May 14, 2021 by B Gourley

a palm tree,
like fireworks bursting,
blocks sunset hues

Posted on May 11, 2021 by B Gourley

mid-day dims,
a distant rumbling,
but no rain falls

Posted on May 7, 2021 by B Gourley

a bull-shaped cloud drifts,
chased by a piglet-like cloud --
oh, senseless skies

Posted on May 2, 2021 by B Gourley

land dragged from sea
river-snaked salt marsh
what moves? what's still?

Posted on April 22, 2021 by B Gourley

a leaky roof:
a man weighs patching it
against worrying

Posted on April 17, 2021 by B Gourley

I
a stand of pines
from the lake's edge to the
mountain's bald spot

II
dense green vines
wind through dead tree branches
disguising death

III
the mountain lake
refreshes and chills
by sight alone