Patience [Senryū]

Photograph of an Orb Weaver spider taken in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan.
Spider builds its web 
line by line, and then waits;
I watch for two minutes.

Spring [Haiku]

Nature writes “Spring”
in colorful blooms, even
over rough bark.

DAILY PHOTO: A Cloud in the Sky

River Boulders [Haiku]

Photograph of a green pool surrounded by boulders in Taiwan's Taroko Gorge.
boulder-strewn gorge:
what ancient waters could move
what now can't be budged?

Cloudy Sky [Haiku]

Photograph of Chihkan Tower in Tainan, Taiwan.
look up: cloudy skies
from the upper story,
blot green yard from mind.

Yellow Blossom [Haiku]

yellow blossoms
herald the Spring:
fragrance spreads the news.

DAILY PHOTO: Dramatic Skies Over Georgia Tech

Ships at Anchor [Haiku]

Photograph of Kaohsiung Harbor in south Taiwan.
ships in harbor,
anchored fore and aft,
await the typhoon.

Red Maple [Tanka]

early Spring seed pods
of Red Maple hold tight
- patiently —
til one day in late Spring:
they’ll drop, spin, and fly.

Fogless Fog [Haiku]

white blossoms 
seen through still bare trees:
looks like fog, sans fog.