Hive [Haiku]

massive hives
hang from high branches;
no bees in sight.

False Water [Haiku]

river reflections
tell a tale of still water.
They lie!

Torii [Haiku]

Summer afternoon: 
light plays through the gates, like
glow from a shrine beyond.

Ancient Guardian [Haiku]

walking a streambed: 
ancient carving worn & cracked,
stands guard… for me?

Head On [Haiku]

two sailboats 
tack toward collision,
then glide smoothly past.

CZECH REPUBLIC LIMERICK

A parachutist from Czech Republic
never ever did have too much luck.
He dodged a tall spire,
bounced off a high wire,
hit a wall and knocked loose some pub bricks.

Feral [Haiku]

Cow Pasture: Photo taken north of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on the hike to the Nareshwar Temple Group.
the pasture sprawls: 
once dull & docile cows
now have feral eyes.

Passing [Haiku]

at day’s end, 
fishermen pass
on each boat’s way home.

Chinatown [Senryū]

through the paifang*,
you leave your city,
but you're not in China.

*A paifang (牌坊) is the gate over a street or road that denotes the bounds of a Chinatown.

Something Moves [Haiku]

something moves
through autumn grass
at water’s edge.