Blank Slate [Haiku]

beyond the lone pine;
there is only blank slate
and vast potential.

Dog Union [Senryū]

dogs have gathered
in military formation;
humans are nervous.

Cloud Crossing [Haiku]

clouds cross the mountain
only to dissipate:
drifting to nothing.

Ghostly Pines [Haiku]

foggy mountain:
pine rows become more ghostly,
then vanish entirely.

Alpine Meadow [Haiku]

cattle graze,
in an alpine meadow,
under giant pines.

Cloud Magic [Haiku]

clouds retreat,
revealing a new mountain, then...
vanish it again.

Showing Gold [Haiku]

riverside tree:
shows gold to the outside;
its core, still green.

Dark Evening Brown [Senryū]

a Dark Evening Brown
flits about the woods on a
bright morning, Brown.

Monkey Hot Tub? [Haiku]

macaques heard,
but not seen, amid the fog
of Winter hot springs.

Snowy Pass [Haiku]

the pass is snowy;
though low country types think it
the cusp of Summer.