late autumn
the sunset sketches
a flamingo

falling moon
the calligraphy
of shadows

autumn palette
a red truck dangles
from the oak

transparent
her words hanging
in moonlight

tsunami –
the swirls of poppy dolls  
and children

Don Baird is an internationally known martial arts teacher and poet. He specializes in eastern poetry forms such as haiku, tanka, haiga and haibun. He is moderator of the Simply Haiku Yahoo Group Workshop.