all day sun
the left-leaning snowman drops
his M&M smile

empty beach 

a weathered conch crowds 
his coffee table 

By the pond in the park...

mom hovers 
over her fledglings... 
first teacher 







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Published in Asahi Haikuist Network, The Asahi Shimbun, 05 April 2012

thanksgiving 

the bags of leaves are still 

on the curb 

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First published in "Haiku in English," Mainichi Daily News (Japan), January 26, 2012.

war orphans 

dandelion seeds waiting 

for the wind 

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Published in Haiku in English, Daily Haiku Selection, Mainichi Japan, September 12, 2011

Fukushima leak 
the sand under my feet
feels warmer 

Shakespeare in the park
a child plays peek-a-boo
with the moon

moon eclipse 

this loss of face 

so brief 

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Published in Haiku in English, Daily Haiku Selection, Mainichi Japan, June 14, 2011

Source: Reuters/Umit Bektas, 05/01/2011


... May Day protesters in Ankara ...

May Day march
the red tulips next door
are blooming 










.

morning coffee 
spring rain stirs 
the old pond 

cherry blossoms
the Vietnam Wall remembers
their names 

tsunami 
the dark and cold side 
of the moon 

Ides of March 
icicles stab 
cruddy snow 

moonless sky 
only sleet and rain 
on the window 

Valentine's night
watching the ice melt
in my glass  

virgin snow
the diary's first page
still untouched

Christmas play
the macrame star 

of her angel 

all souls' day
the missing jigsaw pieces
I count alone







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Published in Daily Haiku Selection, The Mainichi Daily News (Japan), 8 December 2010

migrating geese

the sound of  hallway chatter
between classes






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The Shiki Monthly Kukai, November 2010

first heavy snow...

snowy lawn
her kid flaps his arms
with winged strangers

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Posted for Haiku Heights, Prompt: Stranger