hidden sun . . .
unveiling the birth
of cathedrals

dry pond . . .
the serenade of a frog
at night

spring storm -
a dayfly clings
to today

sinking sun . . .
the seagull pecks
a wormhole

crying moon . . .
a leaf's shadow drips
from the tree

falling leaves -
for every memory
a color

Ted van Zutphen grew up in the Netherlands, lives and has raised a family in the USA.
He has observed life through the windshield of a bus for 32 years. Since his retirement last year he has been studying and writing haiku and other Japanese short form poetry.