Lightness [Haiku]

an egret alights 
on a coracle boat
without nudging it.

Moving Flower Mystery [Haiku]

trailside chicory
waves on a windless day:
a long-gone cyclist?

Fluid Stillness [Haiku]

the flower bobs
on its long, stiff stem.
 the sage is unmoved.

Darkly Still [Haiku]

early morning:
it's still dark & darkly still.
one boat floats through.

Painted Stork [Haiku]

a painted stork
stands so still on one leg,
passers think it fake.

Glass River [Haiku]

the flowing river
looks still as glass, until
fallen leaf ripples.

Stillness in Flow [Haiku]

with taut anchor line,
 the fisherman's boat looks still
  in flowing waters.

Tree Taiji [Haiku]

“turn left to go right”:
branches sweep around in arcs,
is the tree moving?

Drift & Dart [Haiku]

the fish drifts - barely:
 then, with a snap of its tail,
  it darts to the depths.

Still-Life w/ Clouds [Haiku]

hay is baled, and
the pasture is empty:
still, but for cloud drift.