empty beach 

a weathered conch crowds 
his coffee table 

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 

twilight

pond skaters write in cursive
I can't read 












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*Published in Daily Haiku Selection, Mainichi Daily News, March 16, 2010

shooting stars
just quick enough for one 
Easter wish 

leafless cherry 
the promise of her soldier 
to return

waning moon
dad's stories missing
a few Easters 

melting snow
the warm-up limbers
the pine's stiff limbs 

New Year baby 
her mom's insomnia 
draws a coo 












_______________*For One Single Impression, Prompt 104: Insomnia. Please click here to visit other contributors to One Single Impression.

icy sidewalk

new snowflakes cling
to her coat 

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"From the Notebook," Asahi Haikuist Network, Asahi Shimbun (Japan), February 5, 2010.

fresh linen

new snow covers
squirrel tracks 

Snow fell last Tuesday. I learned later that day a friend from school had passed away.


falling snow
he returns to rest
on his shadow 

faded shawl 
on droopy shoulders 
snow-laden pine  

holiday mail
the widow opens the door
to snowflakes 

moonlight 
on cold bedsheets 
Valentine's 

1.*
Triste reflejo
del abeto sin hojas
sobre mi suelo


2.**

Ice trees 
in the shadows 
longest night 

















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* A haiku comment left by Duna 
** Inspired by "Triste reflejo" 

heat from oak 
and two bodies 
longest night