I had forgotten
the billowing greens
of the honeysuckle
#haiku #senryu

to the buzzard
on my deck—
not today, either
#haiku #senryu

so close
I heard its wings
turkey buzzard
#haiku #senryu

turkey buzzard
too big to flutter
heaves through the trees
#haiku #senryu

turkey buzzards
pause in the trees
just outside
#haiku #senryu

into the storm
to watch storm
chasers on YouTube
#haiku #senryu

Negotiations are underway.

birdsong and clarity
here then gone
but they'll be back
#haiku #senryu

every day
the cat and I battle
for use of my left hand
#haiku #senryu

Queen of the Night aria
in five seconds:
Carolina wren

#haiku #senryu

walking outside
what I see
is never AI
#haiku #senryu

in the street
waiting for
the wind storm
#haiku #senryu

seven buzzards
making patterns
backlit feathers
#haiku #senryu

seven buzzards
thirty feet up
not quite landing
#haiku #senryu

seven buzzards
on their daily drive-by
feathers glowing with sun
#haiku #senryu

the answer
to every riddle
is "why"
#haiku #senryu

one ant
in the kitchen
a midnight prowl
#haiku #senryu

stubborn cardinal
singing on the last branch
of the hemlock
#haiku #senryu

She approves of the notion.

She thinks this is a good idea.

Prose update: I realized today that, for what I am paying for my cat's fancy food, I could buy her an organic rotisserie chicken every two days and still save money.

last night
the acid-yellow sky
and all that wind
#haiku #senryu

strong wind—
the coffeetree sways
dead vine swinging
#haiku #senryu

bilingual—
the crow calls
and I look for the hawk
#haiku #senryu

Sunday morning—
two college girls
dressed like their mothers
#haiku #senryu

fizzing sparks
dancing across the page
of the great equation
#haiku #senryu

the horde of tiny spiders
bright gold and brown
newborn
#haiku #senryu

past my bedtime
the cat waiting
impatient
#haiku #senryu

dabs of rain
not quite enough
for the wipers
#haiku #senryu

Thank you!