Songbird [Haiku]

agile songbird
sticks awkward landing --
in a thicket.

Autumn Blue [Haiku]

deep autumn blue;
a harvested field,
alive with crickets.

Jungle Spotlight [Haiku]

butterfly on the jungle floor,
warmed by a shaft of light.

Orbits [Haiku]

spherical blooms,
arrayed like planets,
bees zip through.

Gust [Haiku]

gusting Spring winds:
can the hunkered crow
take to flight?

Lifelike? [Senryū]

lifelike bird sculpture
doesn’t fool the insect
that lands on its beak.

Conversation [Senryū]

two wading birds
face each other so that
their reflections can chat.

Oblivious [Haiku]

crows turn to threat:
while pigeons remain
oblivious.

“Daniel Boone” by Stephen Vincent Benét [w/ Audio]

When Daniel Boone goes by, at night,
The phantom deer arise
And all is lost, wild America
Is burning in their eyes.

Panther [Lyric]

The panther is a scary cat:
Hardcore Hellcat primed for combat.
Except - that is - I have to say
The twenty hours it sleeps per day.