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

Good Neighbors [Common Meter]

In caverns below the city
lives a beast, reviled.
It's fierce and ancient and patient
-n- won't come up unless riled.

When you read of disappearance:
kidnapped or ran away?
It might be neither one, rather,
it's breached the light of day.

So, if this beast is not one you 
wish to look in the face,
When you take to song and dance:
don't stomp or over-Bass!