peeps and trills
a winding trail
to the dogwood
 
*

after a romp

an edge of gold
in the horse’s eye
 
*

flying squirrel
the ready acceptance
of a thin branch

*

the farm horse
out of harness
scent of straw

 *

step stool
learning dad’s ways
to maneuver the brush
 
*

beach yoga
a sand crab
curls one claw

*

avocado flower
the trail of thin chances
that bring us here

 *

a contrail
fading to blue
gallons per second

*

briar and bramble
the unscripted path
of an emerald beetle



*Bill Cooper is a professor and president emeritus at the University of Richmond.  He has been writing haiku since 2009,  and his haiku appear in a variety of journals.