Unbridled Movement [Haiku]

even the branches
of a brawny Kapok Tree
sway in the wind

DAILY PHOTO: Botswanan Bee-eater on a Branch

Taken at Chobe National Park in Botswana in May of 2017

Parakeets [Haiku]

hanging off a ledge,
parakeets fall into flight
to their next perch

DAILY PHOTO: Morpho Menelaus & a Pale Owl-Butterfly

Morpho Menelaus; Taken at Callaway Gardens in November of 2012
Pale Owl-Butterfly; Callaway Gardens, November 2012

Great Egret [Haibun]

The egret stands on stiff, still legs. By contrast, its neck is coiled into a sinuous strike position. For a long time, only its eyes move, saccading in time with the darting prey below the water's mirrored surface. The egret plays shrub, hoping to lure tiny fish into its shadow, within striking distance of its flexible neck.

the egret stands,
moving only its eyes...
then spears water  

Falling Leaf [Free Verse]

A falling leaf is my teacher.

It craves nothing.
It fears nothing.

It surrenders itself,
 but does not submit.

It will not be hemmed in
for long,
for its patience is infinite.

Crab Phalanx [Haiku]

fiddler crabs
form a phalanx;
claws ready

Four Eyes [Haiku]

the glint in the eye
makes it look round and lustrous,
though it’s a moth wing

DAILY PHOTO: Standing at the Parapet Wall, Nandi Hills

Taken in November of 2013 at Nandi Hills