Sunlight Haiku

by Charlie Zender and Bill Collins

Otter and Egrett
Watch Oklahoman cloud, see
Sunlight vanishing

Oklahoman dawn
Shadow of Egrett on sunlight!
Absorption proven

Boulder, Colorado
January, 1998

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Snow Haiku by Charlie Zender Pristine snow crystals
Reddened by iron soil
Quickly liquify
Irvine, California
November, 2004 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Resonance Haiku by Charlie Zender Energetic light
Tunnels into cloud droplets
Resonates absorbs
Irvine, California
November, 2004 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
QuikSCAT by Charlie Zender Breezes, downdrafts, gusts
Bend Ocean’s morning repose
Reflect microwaves
Irvine, California
March, 2009 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Wind Power by Charlie Zender Coal-poisoned planet
Awaits dawn of wind power
Our air’s salvation?
Irvine, California
March, 2009