Evergreen [Haiku]

the evergreen’s
time to shine: when the last
leaf has fallen

Holly [Haiku]

red berries
and spiky green leaves
trigger Christmas mind

Jack-o-Lantern [Free Verse]

Taken in Szentendre on October 30, 2022
How does one master menace,
carving optimal malignancy
into a festive orange orb?

Sometimes the faces intended
to convey happy holiday blessings
are the most creepy and disconcerting…

you know, like with real peoples’ faces.

Sometimes the faces intended
to torture souls and rend psyches
are over-the-top and campy or silly…

you know, like with real peoples’ faces.

How does one master menace
on a festive orange orb?
Taken in Budapest in October of 2022

Wild Grape Monster [Haiku]

wild grape on a wall
is a multi-clawed monster…
in my mind

Autumn City [Haiku]

leaves are falling 
throughout the city, &
someone sweeps them up

One River [Haiku]

foggy Fall morning: 
one bank is clear, one hazy —
both of one river

Contemplation Cave [Haiku]

in the mountainside,
there’s a tiny cave entrance:
a perilous climb

Ujpest Train Bridge Memorial [Free Verse]

flowers & greenery
&
little bottled candles
form a memorial
on the train bridge
crossing the river

but the most soul-chilling
is the stuffed toy rabbit,
standing weathered & unkempt,

it testifies that someone
saw the deceased
as a tiny child

was she a tiny child,
or just so remembered?

so many questions float on
as that cold river glides below

Bratislava Limerick

A multiethnic gourmand of Bratislava 
liked to go downstairs for a hot java,
then over to Hungary
for torte topped with berry,
and on to Vienna for a slice of baklava.

Blue Danube [Haiku]

the blue sky
reflects upon the river,
and they are one