Shadow of Night [Haiku]

a park at night.
the shadows are darker
because of the light

Rivers Merge [Free Verse]

Rivers merge.

Trees may fork,
but rivers merge.

True, sometimes rivers split
to form an island,
and when they near the sea
they may branch out 
like the roots of a tree.

How the river knows 
it's near the sea
is unclear to me,
but it is the river's nature.

As is the tendency 
of rivers to merge
toward unity of flow.

But what is my nature? 

Tattered Dandelion [Haiku]

one dandelion
stands alone at field's edge;
where are its friends?

Cattail [Haiku]

the cattail sways
with a unique rhythm,
but - now - is still

Diamond Water [Haiku]

the day is cold,
but the sun is out, and 
the water sparkles

Graveyard Autumn [Haiku]

graves in autumn.
under red-leafed trees --
soon to be bare

Ghost Backdrop [Haiku]

the stone statue
in the fore feels more real than
the stone wall in fog

Germany Limerick

There was an old woman from Germany
who went to the bank to get her money.
"It may seem quite strange,
but I'll take it in change.
I buy vending machine sausage when there's urgency."