Goa Limerick

A tourist who traveled to Goa
contracted some mean protozoa.
Claimed she got it in a cave,
but "more likely at a rave,"
said those who recall that girl from Goa. 

Stampede [Free Verse]

Wildlife charges through the city
like the bulls of Pamplona,

a stampede of death 
from a river of life,

a river that flows turbulently,
crashing and slopping.

Nothing can falter before the stampede.
Each step must land solidly,
each step until one's last. 

Whee!… Briefly [Haiku]

a leaf falls,
and I feel the "Whee!" --
briefly

Guard Dog [Senryū]

dog guards church
by being a trip-hazard...
and doing it well

Sundown Ship [Haiku]

as the sun sets,
a ship moves out to sea
what's ocean dark?

Ockham’s Clerihew

Friar William of Ockham
thought priestly possessions a scam.
Jailed by the Pope,
he slipped the rope.

Briefly Trumpeting [Haiku]

pink trumpet flowers 
densely clustered above;
under foot next week

Nesting Birds [Haiku]

nesting birds
unmoved by their reflected
doppelgängers

Animosity City [Free Verse]

A place of rage
w/ days tricked out
into hamster wheel
activity,

actions of 
unknown purpose
& 
unknown origin

City Subdued [Haiku]

the city below
is subdued by fog,
the hill beams color