Stray Cat [Senryū]

Photograph of a stray cat taken Sri Someshwar Swami Temple in Halasur, Bangalore, India.
lean & scratched up: 
stray cat stares at a leaf
as if it's ham.

Acorn [Senryū]

A squirrel in New Orleans' City Park, eating an acorn on a power pole.
startled squirrel drops
its nut; so sad for it, but
we all get a tree.

Chinatown [Senryū]

through the paifang*,
you leave your city,
but you're not in China.

*A paifang (牌坊) is the gate over a street or road that denotes the bounds of a Chinatown.

Two Trails [Senryū]

two rivers converge.
two trails diverge.
I flip a coin.

Gen Z Stare? [Senryū]

perched magpie
stares into the distance.
gen z? perhaps.

Petal Drop [Senryū]

dogeared petal 
can take no more --
flutters in a gust.

Cherubic Figurine [Haiku]

mountain forest trail:
cherubic figurine
cheers weary hikers.

The Flower That Reaches [Senryū]

Hibiscus
reaches for pollen; though
pollen is nomadic.

Perfect Fruit [Senryū]

perfect fruit
still hangs on the tree:
surviving temptation.

Bookstore Cat [Senryū]

bookstore cat
sleeps soundly on a book
about dogs.