virgin snow
the diary's first page
still untouched

outside, freezing cold and blowing snow...inside, warmth we all somehow seek...

housewarming
snowflakes sneak in
with the guests






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Posted for Haiku Heights, Prompt: Instinct

in memory of ADMU HS classmates...robbie, manny, manoski, gene, noli...

homecoming
more jigsaw pieces
missing

first frost
the snooze button I press
one more time

harvest moon 
the street corner loses 
its panhandler 

the coming mid-term elections...


blustery winds
candidates on TV
debating

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)

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.

old pond 
May raindrops wrinkle 
my face 

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 

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

waning moon
dad's stories missing
a few Easters 

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.

New Year lauriats
this circle of classmates 
grows wider 

icy sidewalk

new snowflakes cling
to her coat 

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

faded shawl 
on droopy shoulders 
snow-laden pine  

quick snowfall 
the white sheets fail to cover
her curled toes