Raptor Unseen [Haiku]

a hawk screeches 
somewhere in the valley,
but remains unseen.

Quiet Valley [Haiku]

a quiet valley,
sheltered from the world:
flowers rivet monks.

Cloud Collision [Haiku]

a bright winter day:
thick clouds, in blue skies,
scrape the mountains.

Mountain Forest [Haiku]

a cave-like forest:
then valley and sun align,
and one ‘s outside-in.

Creekside Wildflowers [Haiku]

wildflowers sway
over the creek's cool water,
stirred by thermals.

World Writ Minimalist [Kyōka]

sunrise paints the haze
the color of campfire flames,
and nothing looks real,
but rather like a painting
by an artist, skilled & lazy.

Pleasant Valley [Lyric Poem]

In the narrow valley
Traversed by a cool stream,
Life is but a pleasant,
And ever shady, dream.

Feet within the waters,
But mind up in the sky,
Nothing can upend one,
Nor kill what cannot die.

Dark Valley [Haiku]

in the dark valley,
eyes settle on the one hilltop
 graced by sunlight.

Shadow Valley [Haiku]

from valley shadow,
 the sun-warmed mountain
  glows more brightly.

City Limits [Haiku]

the city grows
 up and down the valley -
  shaped by mountains.