Shimmer [Haiku]

gray-green waters
shimmer in summer sun:
leaves flutter onshore.

Symbiosis [Haiku]

chital eats grass.
 myna eats bugs off chital:
  everyone 's happy.

Monsoon Monochrome [Haiku]

thick, low clouds,
 backlit hazy ridges, and no
  discernible color.

Green, Green Hills [Haiku]

the green hills,
 lit through monsoon clouds,
  change shape before me. 

Hidden Path [Haiku]

the path that runs
 through the millet field is
  only seen head-on. 

Spotless [Common Meter]

The Ladybug of my childhood
 had polka-dots of black,
  adorning the split red shell
   that covered its wings and back.

So, who erased this bug's black dots
 to make it less dice-like,
  making it a Lady in red?
   Said thief can take a hike.

I had so many fine questions,
 but it just flew away.
  Maybe a bug somewhere out there
   has more spots coming its way.

Twisted Petals [Haiku]

twisted petals
 of frangipani blossoms
  stay one when dropping.

Out of the Box Crocs [Lyric Poem]

To find oneself within a crate -
 packed inside and labeled "Freight"
  seems like the worst that things can get,
   but then I peered out through the slit,
 and what a thing it was to see
  a croc's keen eye stare back at me.
 
It had so many freakin' teeth,
 both on the top and underneath!

I concluded the box 'tweren't so bad.
 To stay a while, I would be glad!