home alone …
talking to the snowman
in my backyard

Fifth Honorable Mention, ukiahaiku Festival 2015

 

morning chatter --
amidst the branches
another magpie’s call

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 


drifting clouds --
from one leaf to another
a raindrop

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 

siesta --
from ceiling to the floor
pitter patter of raindrops

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 

sultry lull --
from a puddle to another
a tadpole jumps

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 

Milky way --
one by one dandelion seeds
over my feet

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 


mirror reflection --
a bird’s feather floats
on the summer clouds

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 


summer emptiness --
my footprint disappears
under the rolling waves

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 

sultry evening --
once again a rain cloud
moves on

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 


sudden shower …
still a cygnet paddles
around a pond

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 

rain-rinsed moonlight --
one by one jasmine unfolds
in my garden

Taj Mahal Review, Volume 4, Number 1, June 2015

 


rain-rinsed patio…
another beetle burrows
deeper and deeper

A Hundreds Gourd , June 2015 issue

 


reunion ...
upon my paperboats
the raindrops

Modern Haiku issue 46.3


summer emptiness --
my footprints disappear
under the rolling waves

Cattails, April 2015 issue

 


longest day …
a dried flower
further dries

WHA 129th Haiga Contest, April 2015

 

mother’s lap …
upon the hibiscus petals
these dewdrops

Frameless Sky, June 2015

 

moonless night --
on the shadow of a leaf
a firefly

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

hanging bridge …
in its own hammock
a spider swings

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

first snow …
under its own weight
a teasel bends

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

Christmas night …
at every patio window
a poinsettia

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

mirror reflection …
paddling on the summer clouds
a cygnet

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 


November night …
in silence of snowfall
these bedtime stories

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

White Christmas…
again snowflakes settle
on the bare branches

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

first snow …
in between my footprints
the fallen leaves

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

dappled moonlight …
against my shadow
the first snow

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

chiaroscuro …
passing over the moon
the winter clouds

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 


first light …
lying in a leaf pile
me and my shadow

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

spring rain ...
wrapped in dewdrops
a red hibiscus

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

breakfast time ...
nibbling on banksia nuts
two rosellas

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

scented dusk …
the whiff of jasmine
in my cup of tea

Atoms of Haiku, Collection of Haiku, Author’s United

 

idleness –
counting on my fingers
these snowflakes

Wild Plum issue 1:2

 

 

between our indefinite silence the thundershowers

Wild Plum issue 1:2