Heed the Grass [Senryū]

the lawn blossoms:
attracting minds that never
paid heed the grass.

After the Flood [Haiku]

after the flood,
a lake kills a grove
on its way out.

DAILY PHOTO: Granite & Greenery, Uttari Betta

“Meditation” by Amy Lowell [w/ Audio]

A wise man,
Watching the stars pass across the sky,
Remarked:
In the upper air the fireflies move more slowly.

DAILY PHOTO: Hari-Hara Betta

Drowned Dry [Haiku]

desiccated stalks
jut from standing water:
drowned dry.

The Gray [Haiku]

on a hilltop,
neighboring hill in clouds:
its dwellers in gray.

Pond Waves [Haiku]

a small pond on a
windy day emulates
undulating seas.

“Cicada’s Cry” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]

the stillness --
soaking into stones
cicada's cry

Translation from: Higginson, William J. 1985. The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku. Tokyo: Kodansha Int. p. 11