A Koi Fish

A bright koi fish swims
In crystal clear blue water
He swims with his friends


A haiku

Vietnam

The murky water

Glows a dull unpleasant green

A pink lotus blooms

In the pond in Vietnam where

Ba' saw the Emperor cry.

A tanka

The Tent

I saw a bright colored tent

I recall it was once for rent

The man inside was a kind gent

And there was a dent

On the table in which he lent

To me.


Freeverse

Rhyming

A stanza, a rhyme

Oh dear, what is the time?

Is it time for a story?

About the revolutionary rebels

Or the loyal Tories?

Four stanzas or more

Equal Shel Silverstein

Who wrote his first poem

When he was less than a teen.

A rhyme must be written

After four o' clock

After the very last

Tick or tock

Does it matter at this point

Whether written at 8:57

Or 10:11?

I've rhymed more than Shel

Or any man

I just rhyme as much as I can.

Freeverse

A Knight

Under the new moon late at night
A guard has been named a knight
A protector and friend of the King and Queen
It just so happens that knight is me.


freeverse

The Crocodile

The crocodile waits under
Murky water full of useless plunder
A fish swims unaware
Of the predator waiting there
Its jaws wide open
For the fish to swim in.


The jaws snap shut
The fish no more
But a set of bones in the reptile's core.


Freeverse

Violet

The iris blooms in violet
Under the suns rays of ultraviolet
An airplane flies and its pilot
Sees the iris so violet


Freeverse

The Storm

A thunderstorm starts as pattering
The thunder sends creatures scattering
A tree falls down clattering
Out of the cold, squirrels and chipmunks start chattering.
And it all is unflattering.

The spring storm comes to an end

Sending signs it will come again

For all the problems it has sent

The rainbow at the end was given to make amends.

Freeverse

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossoms bloom
In a gentile pink and white
Buds open to spring


A haiku

The Lake Bed

The lake bed drys up

The hard, dry mud cracks once more.

Summer heats the land

Drying it to a hard crisp

Autumn rain must come again

A tanka

Dirt

The dirt is quite soft
Ready for a spring planting
Warm days are coming


A haiku

The Drought

The drought has ended
The gentile rain falls softly
Green has come again


A haiku

Sky

The sun brightly shines
The sky is a soft, bright blue
Rain is on its way
The clouds make a sky dark gray
Warm rain is now coming down


A tanka

The water

The water is smooth,

It always shines when it moves.

In storm it goes gray,

At night the water goes black

And under bright sky it's blue.

A tanka

School

At school you learn much
At home you do your homework
A friend comes to play


A Haiku

Time

The light is shining

Time is whining,

Use it wisely and smartly,

Not stupid and tartly.

The water ripples

In groups of three,

From the middle,

To the tree.


A free verse

Human Race

If you beat the test
Not the rest
The bow will show
Like a crest
So remember, 
This is a taste
Of the human race


A free verse

The Raccoon

At night something stirs
A raccoon comes from the dark
He wants a late snack.


A haiku