Tree Taiji [Haiku]

“turn left to go right”:
branches sweep around in arcs,
is the tree moving?

DAILY PHOTO: Bharachukki Falls – Dry and Wet

Kashmir [Haiku]

poets & artists
 sit in ornate houseboats,
  translating the clouds.

The Dead Space [Lyric Poem]

The trees will soon be barren, all.
 It is that time of year -- the Fall.

The understory never was,
 and can't now house the insect buzz.

And, so, the woods stand silently --
 nothing treads in peace, nor violently.

It's empty; devoid of motion:
 life hides below, as in Oceans.

It does feel like we're out to sea -
 a strange place where both sides are lee.

And - so - we're stuck, we can't move on,
 but can see promise over yon.

Cloud Deception [Haiku]

dark rain clouds
 hang around all day,
  without raining.

Drift & Dart [Haiku]

the fish drifts - barely:
 then, with a snap of its tail,
  it darts to the depths.

Ripples [Haiku]

ripples on a pond:
the day seems still & windless,
but, somewhere, air moves.

Deceptive Dragonfly [Haiku]

a still dragonfly 
looks perched & ready,
but then falls dead.

Unbudged [Haiku]

moss-covered limbs
 break the water's surface,
  unmoved by the flow.  

DAILY PHOTO: Roanoke River Scenes