S.M. Kozubek
Born 1947 in Evanston Illinois, USA
Living in Sarasota, Florida, USA
After retiring from practicing law, S. M. Kozubek devotes more time to writing haiku and other poetry, plays, flash fiction and other works. He also leads writing workshops. His poems have appeared in ICON, Journal of Modern Poetry, Frogpond, Mayfly, is/let, A Hundred Gourds, Modern Haiku, bottle rockets, Skylark, Prune Juice, Red Moon Anthology, failed haiku, hedgerow, Sonic Boom and other publications.
https://mkozubek1.wordpress.com
ALS, the doctor says...
at each bend of the river
another bend
as the funeral cars depart
the widow steps inside
and draws the shades
potluck
five recipes
for baked beans
A Hundred Gourds 5:2, March 2016
on the sill
a dazed fly buzzes
winter recess
A Hundred Gourds 5:3, June 2016
our lives together
little left…
cookie crumbs
bottle rockets, no. 35, 2016
in from the cold
at the hot stove
socks steam
bottle rockets, no. 36, 2017
despite the chill trillium
is/let, November, 2016
at her bedside
the tight skein
unravels
Modern Haiku, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2017
genealogy tree some buzzards perch
Sonic Boom, No. 8, 2017
failed haiku, September 2017
despite the frost forsythia
hedgerow, No. 108, 2017
after the divorce
how human
my parents become
hedgerow, No. 110, 2017 (only in print)
failed haiku, September 2017
one day at a time lottery ticket
Frogpond 40:2, 2017
the hall
suddenly empty
slow dance
bottle rockets, no. 37, 2017
old hat
I misplace
my sense of wonder
Mayfly, no. 63, 2017
climate march
we drink water
from plastic bottles
Modern Haiku, Fall 2017
awaiting
May
impatiens
bottle rockets, no. 38, 2018
amid the stones
of the soldiers' cemetery
edelweiss
second prize 21st Mainichi Haiku Contest - International SectionInternational Section
mortgage overdue—
tent caterpillars
in the cherry blossoms
A Hundred Gourds, September 2014
I collapse on the gurney . . .
in dreams
riding Rosebud again
A Hundred Gourds, September 2014
fog surrenders
to blue
the surgeon's eyes
Frogpond 38:1 - 2015
under the stars
the cold bites my lungs
inhaling constellations
bottle rockets, no. 32, 2015
before the moon sets
kiss me
forever
bottle rockets, no. 32, 2015
October dusk
leaves drift
to other leaves
A Hundred Gourds 4:1, March 2015
startled on the path
a sandhill crane and I
pop up our heads
A Hundred Gourds, June 2015
the egret's white wings
above the tent
revival meeting
A Hundred Gourds, June 2015
wildflowers color
the hilltop meadows . . .
open air art
The Inn at Honey Run Haiku Path installed summer 2015
early frost
a cicada
serenades itself
Frogpond 38:2, 2015
to branch bird
ground
bottle rockets, no. 33, 2015
spring training
the manager decides this year's
sunflower seeds
bottle rockets, no. 33, 2015
for the sun
the buds
disrobe
A Hundred Gourds 4:4, Sept. 2015
some light
just reaching me
Christ on the mountaintop
A Hundred Gourds 4:4, Sept. 2015
ALS, the doctor says...
at each bend of the river
another bend
A Hundred Gourds 5:1 Dec, 2015
as the funeral cars depart
the widow steps inside
and draws the shades
A Hundred Gourds 5:1 Dec, 2015
potluck
five recipes
for baked beans
A Hundred Gourds 5:2 March, 2016
at summer's turn
the fragrance
of seasoned wood
bottle rockets, no. 34, 2016
on the sill
a dazed fly buzzes
winter recess
A Hundred Gourds 5:3, June 2016
harvest moon
sliding her fingers across
his stationery
Frogpond, 37:1, 2014
chipmunks scurry
beneath dried leaves—
our secrets
HSA Mineral Point anthology: 2012
lovers' tryst
waiting forever
for the moon to set
bottle rockets, no. 30, 2014
roads draped in ice
the winter she slipped
away
Frogpond, 35:2, 2012
lights of the city
fireflies winking
epiphanies
Frogpond, 36:2, 2013
garbage pickup—
morning rays warm
the confessional
Frogpond, 37:2, 2014
kneeling at the altar
the smell of incense...
my father’s casket
The Sacred in Contemporary Haiku, 2014
genealogy:
the earth from
my grandparents' garden
Frogpond, 36:2, 2013
retirement
my dog and I
smelling thyme
Prunejuice, July 2014
before yoga class
cell phones
chatarunga
Prune Juice, July 2015
spring training
ball players stretch
their winter escapades
Mayfly 59: 2015
last chemo
my doctor
rustles his papers
Acorn Fall, 2015