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

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 










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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 

whirling maple seeds 
my father on the porch 
counting grandkids 












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*For Father's Day. Original version published in Asahi Haikuist Network, Asahi Shimbun (Japan), 18 June 2010.

empty stands 

the gray sky won't catch
his baseball

green light
the mallard refuses
to yield 







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*Published in "From the notebook,"Asahi Haikuist Network, Asahi Shimbun Japan, May 7, 2010

old pond 
May raindrops wrinkle 
my face 

but today

the grass is tinted pink...
cherry petals 







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*The Shiki Kukai Monthly, April 2010

one more pebble 
skips on the thinning ice 
shallower lake 

falling star 
my son finds another piece 
of the Christmas puzzle 










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*For One Single Impression, Prompt: Enigma

lily pads

the frog uses only one
at a time 

Vietnam Wall 
the cherry blossoms 
drop by too 







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Published in "From the notebook," Asahi Haikuist Network, Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune, April 2, 2010.

Kabuki actor 
the dusty white coating 
of the plum 









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*First posted in The Four Seasons of Haiku-Spring

old spice 
grandpa's scent 
on Easter 

scandal in Rome 
two cardinals pacing 
our snowy patio 










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*First posted in Four Seasons of Haiku--Spring; was edited a bit for this post.

Milky Way 
she wants a wider window 
this summer 







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*For One Single Impression, Prompt: Cognizance

first cardinal
trying out the patio chair
without snow 












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*First posted in The Four Seasons of Haiku, March 20, 2010