By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on July 27, 2021

canoe floats
on aqua-green waters
over sea of moss

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in hedgerow: a journal of small poems (May 2021)

monsoon mountains
casting shadows
over watery lands

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October 2020)

cat obsessed with sun
hiding in a dark shadow
ready to pounce light

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on July 27, 2021

Arctic ice melts
creating rivers
flowing into caves

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in hedgerow: a journal of small poems (May, 2021)

peacefully floating
in tidal pool
cherry blossoms

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

a hummingbird flies
beating its wings at high speeds
turning on a dime

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

snake waits for its prey
hiding in the depth of weeds
springing its attack

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

One — the inchworm counts
Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight
Hours later, Two-Thousand Nine.

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

bird soars in the clouds
spying on little creatures
finding food for young

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

So there are beliefs
all over the world but only…
one leads to heaven

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

smiling in the sea
dancing in the ocean waves
little puffer fish

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

a flowering tree
stands in the morning red sun
growing small blossoms

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

roaming through the streets
without anyone around
forest creatures come

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

inventions change worlds
civilization rising
humans advancing

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

playful characters
spheres of spikes and puny eyes
little puffer fish

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Studio, Issue 149 (October, 2020)

in the Amazon
big and small puffer fish dive
escaping otters

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

a glowing forest
shining in bright moonlight
forest in the night

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

hermit crab
watches the moon passing by
nibbling on a sponge

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

a thorny oyster
using boats for traveling
clever thinker

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

burly bear
strolling down the street
quarantine

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

peacefully swimming
beneath the violent ocean
white beluga whales

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

A fallen oak leaf
flowing down the river stream
its journey started

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

sharks swim past the pier
looking around for a meal
snapping at small fish

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

whales sleep upside down
keeping their burly tails high
having cozy dreams

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

hummingbirds hover
eating twice their body weight
fueling on nectar

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

many years ago
Maori tribe went places
transported on whales

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

a treeless forest
the last oak losing leaves
little autumn tricks

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

spring insects rising
from their long winter slumber
eating other bugs

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

colorful sight
a lot of scattering dots
color of autumn

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

fleeing flying fish
jump out of the ocean waters
escaping tuna

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

roaming the house
a small fuzzy ball
little kitten

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku (August 2020)

smooth and slimy skin
camouflaging sand
stingray

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (May 5, 2022)

floor of seaweed
begins to swim
Cassiopeia

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (May 9, 2022)

staring into the abyss
mudskipper slips
into pond-heron’s throat

By Alex Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Cold Moon Journal (April 25, 2022)

swirling colors
around our bait
rainbow trout

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Cold Moon Journal (April 28, 2022)

submerged heads
searching seafloor
snorkeling for crabs

By Gregory Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

standing
on lunar roller coaster
gambling on g-force

By Alex D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

sandboarding
down lunar dune
kicking up powder

By Gregory D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

dangerous inmate
exiled to Mars
solitary confinement

By Alex D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

harnessing
the shape of humans
robotic dust

By Gregory D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

mining
bitcoin on the moon
solar energy

By Alex D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

light saber
bending subject’s will
hot knife melting butter

By Gregory D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

spaceship circling moon
circling earth
circling sun

By Alex D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

neurologic cloud
acquiring knowledge
hunting for prey

By Gregory D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

playing
on magnetic chess board
lest pieces float away

By Alex D. Lanzo
Copyright 2022

First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review Summer 2022, issue #2 (vol. 2, no. 1)

robotic dust
in the shape of humans
elaborate trap

By Gregory D. Lanzo
Copyright 2023

First published in Frameless Sky, Issue #18 (June 30, 2023)

baking grandma’s cookies
traditions passed down
through untold recipes

By Alex D. Lanzo
Copyright 2023

First published in Frameless Sky, Issue #18 (June 30, 2023)

fish hatchery
salmon fight their way to food
near dad’s old house