Kapok [Haiku]

the stout limbs
of a kapok tree,
stretch immovably.

Quiet Valley [Haiku]

a quiet valley,
sheltered from the world:
flowers rivet monks.

Stony Ground [Haiku]

from stony ground,
a dense cluster of yellow
grows defiantly.

Summer Sparkle [Haiku]

summer sunlight
sparkles on a blue lake --
always distantly.

Dandelion Spring [Haiku]

fields of yellow
through glades and pastures:
dandelions are here!

Updraft [Haiku]

a vulture soars,
riding the updraft and
sniffing for Death.

Anthropomorphized Hound [Senryū]

its forelimbs crossed,
the dog looks "in the know,"
but what 's it know?

Looming Mountains [Haiku]

a cathedral
set against a snowcap
plays the minor shrine.