The following haiku sequence was first published in Under the Bashō, now defunct, in 2025. The first line of each haiku is a name for off-brand Mountain Dew soda.

Radioactive

mountain dew

condensation on the can

summer morn 

mountain summit

the pop and hiss

of the pull-tab

mountain frost

the click of ice

against glass

mountain lightning

fluorescent syrup

cracks the ice

mountain showers

a rush of bubbles

rise to the surface

mountain splash

the assault of citrus

on my tongue

mountain fury

coolness slips

down my throat

mountain explosion

energy floods

my brain

mountain lion

ready to

conquer the world