Spring Rain [Haiku]

sweet rain scent, &
sound of spatter on leaves, &
one drop on the face.

Water Sound [Haiku]

the sound of rain
and thundering waterfalls:
a cat sleeps soundly.

Rain Song Tempo [Common Meter]

I hear the rains accelerate
   From the lightest sprinkle.
 Soon the streets are aflood; mere sound 
   Makes my fingers wrinkle.

The rain continues to ratchet
   Up: faster & faster.
 'Til it's maxed out at a speed that
   Spells certain disaster.

How can it keep up this dire pace?
   What sponge this cloud must be
 To hold on high, up in the sky,
   The contents of a Sea.

But, in time, the downshift begins
  Towards just drips & drops.
 No matter how boisterous the band,
   The song, it always stops.

Deer Stalking [Haiku]

a deer walks,
making less sound than
most squirrels.

Urban Forest [Haiku]

deer eyes walker.
jumbo jets scream overhead,
but it heard stick crack.

Covert Cave [Lyric Poem]

Do you know how deep the darkness goes?
 No. Chiaroscuro black conceals
  all but what's divulged by echoes,
   and figments spastic minds reveal.   

The Bell, Unrung [Free Verse]

the big, brass bell
 hasn't rung in years

the stiffest storm winds
  can't budge it

it stands with clamorous
  potential -- unrung

Missing Kittens [Tanka]

a momma cat
  mews many times to its 
   missing kittens.
 with each unanswered call,
 momma grows more insistent.

Crow Sound [Tanka]

the sharp caw
 of a crow triggers a monk's
  enlightenment.
 a second crow responds.
 a sailor doesn't look up.

Pond Plonk [Haiku]

plonk! - in the pond,
 the ripples awaken 
  something in my mind.