dawnlight –
a strand of saffron releasing
the yellow

Frogpond, 35.2, 2012

rocking chair
back and forth between
now and then

Frogpond, 34.3, 2011

spring shadows –
new razor
for the teenaged son

The Herons Nest, June 2011

what remains
of this twilight
orange blossoms

The Herons Nest, Autumn, 2012

mountain pass
weaving in and out
of a hawk's cry

1st place,15th International kukai, June, 2013

the hush beyond the gunfire olive blossoms

1st place, 9th international kukai ,December 2012

riverbank –
dipping my toes
in winter clouds 

2nd place, Sketchbook kukai, November-December, 2010

doomed
to sleepless nights...
hare on the moon

A Hundred Gourds, issue 1.2, March 2012

black water pond
how deep
the crow's eyes

A Hundred Gourds, issue 1.4, 2012

stars
not wished upon –
now that the dandelion...

Things with wings, June 2012

imagining
how it must be...
cherry blossom rain

Things with wings, June 2012

dry well
I haul up a bucket
filled with summer

Tinywords, September, 2013

blue dusk –
she lifts her veil a little
to view the moon

With cherries on top, 2012

undecided

whether to leave or linger-

day moon

2nd place, Shiki kukai, June 2012 

turmeric moon...

on every page of Ma's cookbook

a smear of gold