Poetry by Charlie Zender 1 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 2 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 Poetry by Charlie Zender 3 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