Lake Ice [Lyric Poem]

Sun-sparkles on the lake’s far end
look icy cool beneath blue skies,
but Winter shivers, I suspend,
because late Spring is telling lies.

Garden Lanterns [Haiku]

legs in leaf litter,
garden lanterns catch light
that pierces bare woods.

Winter Woods [Haiku]

bare branches,
in the Winter forest,
look frost-covered.

Ripples [Haiku]

through a window:
first ripples of a Spring rain
seen on a pond.

Passing Buddha [Lyric Poem]

The train is speeding down the line.
Gold Buddha glints in the sunshine.
Jarring is the train whistle’s whine,
we plunge into a dark tunnel.

Rushed [Haiku]

through the Autumn,
one tree holds leaves longer,
then drops them faster.

Rain Splotch[Haiku]

chilly winter day,
prismatic splotch in sky—
no bow, no ring.

Long Shadow [Haiku]

Winter sun
casts long shadows
through dead grass.

Surrounded [Haiku]

farm surrounded by jungle:
what will disappear tonight?

Question Tree [Haiku]

one strange tree
curls like a question mark:
Autumnal forest.