Desert Hedge [Lyric Poem]

On the arid
desert's edge,
Stands a scrubby
shrubby hedge
That's always green
and never brown,
But it turns black
when Sun goes down.

Sandstone Still-Life [Haiku]

in sandstone canyons,
shrubs grow thick & green;
no signs of day life.

Bonsai Bluff [Free Verse]

green-topped granite.

a gnarled evergreen
 clings to the side --
 clings without clinging,

effortlessly jutting out
 over the chasm
 to feel the sun & wind.

Muscular [Haiku]

a muscular tree
poses with limbs outstretched;
shrubs are unimpressed.

Snail Tree [Haiku]

this odd little shrub
grows snails like seed pods:
or so it seems.

Firethorn Overladen [Haiku]

lopsided firethorn
remains unbowed despite
the weight of berries

Two Becomes One [Haiku]

cactus & bush
harmoniously grow into
one silhouette

Mophead Hydrangea [Haiku]

hydrangeas
bloom in dense clusters,
feuding to open