Alone in the Cold [Haiku]

solitary duck
huddles with itself,
against the cold.

Winter Springs [Haiku]

Photograph of the Beitou hot springs outside of Taipei.
an eerie fog
weaves through the trees:
Winter hot springs.

Forbidden [Free Verse]

A photograph taken inside Beijing's Forbidden City in the Summer of 2008.
One afternoon, in the
Forbidden City,
People roam about --
Sightseeing.

The very next morning,
A single line of tracks
Through freshly fallen snow
Cuts across the very
Same yard.

Snow Squirrel [Haiku]

Photograph of a squirrel on snow on Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec.
chubby squirrel
scampers across crusty snow --
crunchlessly!

Winter Woods [Haiku]

Photograph taken at Paces Mill Park.
Winter forest:
no creatures stir --
waterfall sound.

Winter Marsh [Haiku]

Photograph taken along the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta, Georgia.
light sparkles 
on shallow water:
winter marshland.

Winter Blossoms [Senryū]

Photograph of pink blossoms in Winter. Taken from the Big Creek Greenway Trail in Alpharetta, GA in early February.
Winter plum blossoms
try to trick mind and eye;
cold fingers won't buy.

Gray Beard [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area, in bayou near Slidell, Louisiana.
Spanish Moss drapes
over Winter's bare branches
like a gray beard.

A Walk in Winter Woods [Free Verse]

A photograph from the Roswell Greenway Trail in Roswell, Georgia, north of Atlanta.
In Winter,
when blue sky shows
between the twiggy,
bare branches,
the forest is not so
claustrophobic,
but sound and wind,
alike,
carry through.

A mind can roam
between the bracing
breezes.

A Hint of Green [Haiku]

Little green sprouts growing out of a branch in a barren winter woods. Taken in North Georgia in early February.
little green sprouts,
the only verdant hue:
barren Winter woods.