haiku

thin crescent at dusk
low in orange light, tells of death
this mystic moonlight

for Go Dog Go Cafe Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge

haiku

lion chooses weakest
in the herd; i’m the weakest
but i still fight back

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

haiku

Image by Huda Nur from Pixabay

mice freeze when they see
yellow eyes wide in the night
i pet this killer

for Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Photo Challenge

haiku

nature isn’t agile
plodding but subsuming us
in its conundrums

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

haiku

country air clearing
wildlife unbound; man contends
city air on fire

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

haiku

alligators for
ninety million years and then
comes the purse-maker

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

haiku

the night sky contains
the answers to all secrets
mine are a small glow

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

population

me
one more
three of us
soon the world fills
up

my example of a lanterne
(1, 2, 3, 4, 1 syllables)

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

haiku

stars in the night sky
knowing but silent will not
explain you to you

for Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday

haiku

no tips in the hat
dude we’re in a freakin swamp
this gig is the pits

The image is from Pixabay, by Michael Seibt
for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge