Crab Scramble [Haiku]

a crab scrambles.
 below: rocks and 
  roiling water

Winter Crow [Haiku]

in winter,
 a crow perches on a pole,
  once a scarecrow

Tail Whip Splash [Haiku]

silence
 in the koi pond; then:
  a tail whip splash

Hawks in Flight [Haiku]

three hawks fly,
 but look like one hawk
  in three time slices

Crab Gravity [Haiku]

a crab on a rock -
 another above, who's to say
  who's upside-down?

DAILY PHOTO: Portrait of a Crow

Butterfly Effect [Haiku]

folded butterfly
might pass for a leaf,
if not bright orange

Kingfisher [Haiku]

the kingfisher
surveys the Arabian Sea
in kingly fashion

Peahen [Kyōka]

peahen treads softly
to avoid scaring insects.
people plod around,
taking the bird's picture.
the peahen thinks, "Really!"

Pufferfish [Senryū]

beached pufferfish.
better we meet 
on my turf