Margaret Dornaus
Margaret Dornaus
soapsuds—
mother tells me how
she’d like to die
The Heron’s Nest 13:4, December 2011
change of seasons
I catch myself talking
to the wind
The Heron’s Nest 13:4, December 2011
another blush
at the sound of his name
autumn leaves
A Hundred Gourds 1:2, March 2012
jump cut . . .
the Mediterranean
floods the paper screen
from the haibun, “Super-8,” Contemporary Haibun Online 8:1, April 2012
first snow
our world leans in
a little closer
Frogpond 35:2, Summer 2012
cherry blossom . . .
the baby’s hand unfolds
around my finger
Sakura Award, 2011 VCBF
skywriting all the disappearing words between us
Second place, 2012 International Kusamakura Haiku Competition
heat lightning the way your hand rests on mine
tinywords 12:1, November 2012
end of summer
the young girl’s pockets
brimming with acorns
Issa’s Untidy Hut, November 14, 2012
death watch
the sleeping dog
at her bedside
Acorn 30, Spring 2013
autumn morning
the smell of fresh rain
in my coffee
tinywords 13:3, November 2013
cicada noon
another revolution
in the news
Acorn, 31, Fall/Winter 2013
endless rain . . .
mother’s silver beginning
to tarnish
The Heron’s Nest 16:3, September 2013
morning after the fog the mountain
Modern Haiku 44:2, Summer 2013
alphabet soup
I practice cradling love
in a stainless spoon
Second Place, Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Award Competition, 2013