GoLdEn FlAmE

mAiDeN oF fLoWeRs
WiTh PeTaLs Of GoLdEn FlAmE---
mErRy MaRiGoLd!

RHINO HAIKU

BiG hOrNs AnD nOsEs---
CrAsH oF RhiNoCeRoSeS---
OdD-ToEd UnGuLaTeS!

wOoLy MaMmOtH HAIKU

StOrMiNg OuT oF iCe---
Mammuthus primigenius---
ThE wOoLy MaMmOtH!

Two Versions of Lapis Lazuli

"Lapis Lazuli Goddess"
An original painting by Emily Balive

Dedicated to my wife Herlinda Guadalupe Castillo Franco Squier.

Version I.

My LoVeLy LaDy
WaS tRaNsLuCeNt AnD TrUe LiKe
LaPiS LaZuLi

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Version II

A Lovely
Lady I Knew
Was
Translucent and True
LiKe
Lapis Lazuli.

GoLdEn SuNriSe HAIKU

tHe GoLdEn SuNriSe
Is LiKe A fLoWeR bLoOmiNg
ThE vErY fiRsT tiMe

RiVeR oF iCe HAIKU

PaTaGoNiA's
wHiTe FLoWiNg RiVeR oF iCe
SpRAwLiNg PoLaR bEaR