Sun Bands [Haiku]

a dark cloud blocks
the Summer sunset,
but light won’t be pent.

Bird’s Eye [Senryū]

the bird's head turns
so one eye is upon me,
something grows cold.

Solid [Haiku]

at day’s end, 
atop the mountain, clouds
look like snowy peaks.

Dirt Road [Haiku]

the dust wedge
of an unseen vehicle
runs down the dirt road.

Agent of Entropy [Senryū]

Photograph of cairns along the trail of the Taroko Gorge hike in Taiwan.
stone stacks line the trail:
a thousand hikers suppress
the urge to kick.

Silent City [Haiku]

Photograph taken from a bridge over the Tamsui River in Taipei, Taiwan on a rainy day.
from mid-bridge, 
above the sprawling river:
the city, silent.

Red [Haiku]

its red cap
gives the mushroom away,
hiding in leaf litter.

Trail & Creek [Haiku]

the trail is straight;
the creek meanders —
trail feet — creek mind.

Icarus Tree [Senryū]

a dead tree
stands above the living;
it didn’t pace itself.

Straight & Tall [Haiku]

slender-stalked mushroom 
stands straight & tall & still,
but not for long.