DAILY PHOTO: Flowers of Company Garden, Mussoorie

Heed the Grass [Senryū]

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

Drowned Dry [Haiku]

desiccated stalks
jut from standing water:
drowned dry.

Withered Beauty [Haiku]

petals curling,
the flower will not yield
beauty at the core.

Creepers [Haiku]

the tree’s trunk
engulfed by vines & leaves, though
little light shines through

Dog Rose [Haiku]

one dog rose bloom
stands out from a blurred world:
still, as shadows twist.

Tiny Island [Haiku]

a tiny island
of blue wildflowers
in a sea of yellow.

The Vine [Free Verse]

Grape leaves flutter 
and some catch the light
to glow with translucence.

I'm in an ancient place,
and this is such an ancient
endeavor.

Wine has been the king
of pursuits in these parts
for millennia.

Is that why I can become
lost in the play of light
on quivering leaves?

Or is it just that time of day?
The sun is low -- ready to set --
My mind is slow & ready to drink.

Stony Ground [Haiku]

from stony ground,
a dense cluster of yellow
grows defiantly.

Dandelion Spring [Haiku]

fields of yellow
through glades and pastures:
dandelions are here!