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

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

From last summer...


northern lights
he joins his grandkid
chasing fireflies 

One summer afternoon, after a thunderstorm ...

inch by inch 
an earthworm measuring
my garage door







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*Edited version of a post in The Four Seasons of Haiku-Summer

last summer fling
a banana fudge sundae
and a spoon

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Posted for Haiku Heights, Prompt: Bliss and One Single Impression, Prompt: Joie de Vivre

In the news. during college move-in weekend...

move-in day...

a baby left outside

the convent doors

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Posted for One Single Impression, Prompt: Choices (courtesy of Joseph of Naming Constellations)

Downtown after lunch, while walking toward City Hall ...

clouded sun
office workers sneaking
a smoke break






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First posted in The Four Seasons of Haiku: Summer

windy day
sunbeams playing tag
on our deck

empty cocoon...
this iris hosting
a stray moth







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For Haiku Heights, Prompt: Metamorphosis

chrysalis...
the little girl whispers
new angel wings






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For One Single Impression, Prompt: Angel

The World Cup semifinal between Spain and Germany. defender Carles Puyol's header on the 73rd minute ...


mind over matter
a World Cup goal
using his head






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Published in Asahi Haikuist Network, Asahi Shimbun (Japan), 16 July 2010

In the park. an artist painting on canvas. on her left arm ...


this meadow
awash with wildflowers...
the artist's palette










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For One Single Impression, Prompt: Preponderance

At the dock, after lunch. sitting on the cedar bench, i noticed, just above the water's surface...


the shimmer
of dragonfly wings...
sunlit lake 






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Edited version of a posting in The Four Seasons of Haiku: Summer

bent stalk...
behind cattails a heron
lifts a leg






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Posted for One Single Impression, Prompt: Overt

strip dancing 

the last rose petal 
she peels off 












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Edited. First published at The Shiki Monthly Kukai, June 2010 (3rd, Kigo Section: Nakedness)

butterfly ... 
the rose he touched 
earlier 







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First posted in The Four Seasons of Haiku

first summer sun 

in the shadows she espies 

a blackbird 

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For One Single Impression, Prompt: Dawn

Haiku 092209

open house
a horsefly rubbing
hands and feet

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Recently, we read the following:

Washington Post: “IOC member said Obama's absence would be 'noted' “ by Nancy Armour (AP)

“Obama's absence at next month's vote to award the 2016 Games would be noticed, IOC member Dick Pound said Monday. But he's not sure how it would affect Chicago's chances to bring the Summer Olympics back to the United States for the first time since 1996.

" ‘I don't think there's an IOC member on the planet that wouldn't love to meet your president. He's a transformational figure in the world today,’ Pound said at a symposium on the 2016 Games sponsored by DePaul and the McCormick Foundation. ‘If he can be persuaded to go, I think it makes a huge difference.’

“ ‘Chicago is in a tight contest with Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo, and the presence of world leaders has been instrumental in the most recent votes. Tony Blair helped London land the 2012 Games when he met IOC members in Singapore in 2005, and Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala City in 2007 to push Sochi's winning bid for the 2014 Winter Games.

“Obama has been an ardent supporter of his adopted hometown's bid for the Olympics, videotaping four messages for IOC members in recent months. But he called IOC president Jacques Rogge - personally - last week to say his priority right now must be the fight to reform the health care system…”

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And we thought:

…Tough decision: If President Obama does go to Copenhagen to pitch for Chicago, and Chicago gets the IOC’s nod to host the 2016 Olympics, it would certainly be a great stimulus package for Chicago and the rest of the Midwest.

But if Chicago loses its bid, the president’s detractors would have a field day, criticizing him for wasting his time on a "frivolous pursuit" – in the face of critical issues pre-occupying the American people. And he really can’t be sure anyway about his presence in Copenhagen making a difference.

We think – Pass. It’s not going to be a slam dunk. Besides, it really looks like it’s too soon for the U.S. to host the Olympics again…


Postscript: On October 2, 2009, Rio de Janeiro got the IOC's nod to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.