Pond Waves [Haiku]

a small pond on a
windy day emulates
undulating seas.

“Cicada’s Cry” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]

the stillness --
soaking into stones
cicada's cry

Translation from: Higginson, William J. 1985. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Tokyo: Kodansha Int. p. 11

Ancient Mountains [Haiku]

ancient mountain:
now a pile of worn boulders,
under monsoon clouds.

Windswept [Haiku]

windswept tree
on the rocky hilltop:
bare and bended.

Reptilian Investigations [Haiku]

rock agama pops
over the boulder's top:
sniffs & scurries.

Hot Nights [Haiku]

Summer sunset
over the sprawling sea:
blackness brings no cool.

Survivors [Haiku]

with winter at hand,
the last crisp leaves yield
only to stout gales.

Dark Slate Sea [Haiku]

dark slate seas
pound the rocky coast,
fringing it foam-white.

Stingproof [Haiku]

the Buddha sits:
untroubled by the bees
enticed by garlands.

Raptor Rides [Haiku]

raptor rides updrafts:
head & eye swivel-pivot;
all else, glides.