Cold River Sky [Haiku]

clouds - low & textured -
look yet angrier when seen
in the cold river.

Black Crow [Haiku]

a black crow, 
oily & otherworldly,
alights on a rock.

Yellow Glade [Haiku]

i follow the light
out of the woods and into
a yellow glade.

Old Wasp Nest [Haiku]

old wasp nest:
looks like the whole hive
hulked its way out.

Jolt [Senryū]

on a narrow ridge,
covered with fine dust,
my foot slips. I’m awake!

The Brave One [Haiku]

one hundred birds
startle at my presence;
one eyeballs me.

Embarrassment of Riches [Haiku]

early summer:
birds trudge through green paddies
that they usually prowl.

Vanishing [Haiku]

a blossom falls
into the water:
i look. it’s gone.

Crows in a Row [Haiku]

curb crows
stand in a row.
what’s the sky say?

Roughhousing Snakes [Haiku]

at water’s edge,
snakes wrestle: writhing, twining,
but slipping the pin.