fifteen inches of powder
. . . settles . . .
in the March sun
a flock of sparrows
turns in the mist . . .
grassblades shiver below
a day in the life . . .
a dung beetle
rolls his treasure through camp
M. Franklyn Teaford, PhD, is a Professor at the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches human anatomy and biological anthropology. He began reading and writing haiku a couple of years ago. He has had poems published in Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Lynx, Ribbons, and Loch Raven Review.
M. Franklyn Teaford, PhD, is a Professor at the Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches human anatomy and biological anthropology. He began reading and writing haiku a couple of years ago. He has had poems published in Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Lynx, Ribbons, and Loch Raven Review.