Still Eye [Haiku]

along the seashore,
 everything is in motion,
  but the crow's eye.

Cold Moon [Haiku]

full moon
over Fishtail Mountain-
breath swirls in cold air.

Predator at Rest [Haiku]

from the shade
 of yonder trees,
  something watches.

Little Yellow Flowers [Haiku]

i look beyond,
 but see only the flowers
  in the foreground.

Scale Change [Haiku]

boulders in a pond
 become the stone monolith
  islands in a sea.

Red Blossoms [Haiku]

red blossoms
in the understory,
briefly catch the sun.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Annapurna Base Camp

Mongoose Crossing [Free Verse]

A mongoose crosses the road.
 My mind makes it Rikki Tikki Tavi.

Is there a cobra in the tall grass?
 Is this a heroic mongoose? 

The mongoose disappears from sight,
 and I'm left with no answers. 

Hawk Bank [Haiku]

the hawk swoops & banks;
i feel its flapping wings
as it passes.

Winged Deception [Haiku]

the butterfly
that i’d thought dead
just fluttered off.