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.

Making Waves [Haiku]

hilltop puddle
catches gusting winds:
patterns turn chaos.

Feeding Frenzy [Haiku]

frenzied pigeons: 
a tight, geometric horde—
until food’s end.

Precarious [Haiku]

boulder on a slope: 
one grain of sandstone erodes
at a time, until…

Lily Pad [Haiku]

lily pad sprawl:
herons march, beak-down,
on the shifting surface.

Withered Beauty [Haiku]

petals curling,
the flower will not yield
beauty at the core.

Heron [Haiku]

a perched heron
watches ripples of its
last attempt fade.

Roses & Weeds [Haiku]

roses in peak bloom,
but butterflies prefer
the weeds below.