Pinecone [Haiku]

plump pinecone
nested in copper-
colored needles.

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!

A Dog Day Ends [Haiku]

a dog day ends,
 pine needles silhouetted
  against orange sky.