Looming Mountains [Haiku]

a cathedral
set against a snowcap
plays the minor shrine.

Thistle Flowers [Haiku]

thistles are flowering,
looking spiky and dangerous,
yet soft and comely

Black & Tan [Haiku]

two streams join:
one black and one tan --
the lighter moves on.

DAILY PHOTO: Zhinvali Reservoir

Brown Water [Haiku]

deep brown river
drags many fields’ of soil
to the sea each day.

Spring Bees [Haiku]

bees pace the 
narrow blooms of wildflowers,
working like it's play.

In-Flight Refueling [Haiku]

a bold crow
shops for lunch in a
bigger bird's talon.

Weed Garland [Haiku]

the graveyard weeds
are blossoming in yellow
to garland the tombs.

Pine & Rose [Lyric Poem]

An evergreen and a red, red rose:
One slowly, but dully, ever grows;
One springs to life only for a short time.
Lifespan pine and beauty rose, apposed?
And risk vice versa? One never knows!