Flame Dance [Haiku]

saffron-tinged leaves
languidly wobble to mimic
the dance of flame

Yellow Shadow

The fallen leaves
of a sheltered tree

form a shadow
made of yellow,

a pointillist shadow
painted yellow,

‘til the wind blows
angled and low

to send that shadow
on its way -

or ‘til the leaves
turn brown and crisp…

whichever comes first.

Evergreen [Haiku]

the evergreen’s
time to shine: when the last
leaf has fallen

DAILY PHOTO: Forest in Northern Hungary

Taken in October of 2022

Contrast [Haiku]

a patch of leaves.
some: light green and veiny;
others: black blobs

The Bright Patch [Haiku]

sunlight fires up
one patch of fall color
engulfed by shadelands

Entranced [Lyric Poem]

I see the lazy sway
of trees across the way.

And I'm lulled into trance
by their languid leafy dance.

And for the time I've lost
there must be some unit cost.

Or, perhaps, only gain.
There was no angst or pain...

only lost moments.

Young & Old [Haiku]

bamboo, young & supple,
looms over knurly and
stunted hardwoods