Charlie Smith
Eyes and ice
both cold
one melts
Mainichi Daily News Jan., 2001
Moonlit night
flowering cherry
snow beauty . . .
oburo-tsuki
sakura-fubuki no
utsukushisa
Asahi Shimbum April 20, 2001 (bilingual haiku)
Pink flowers dance in
Mediterranean breeze
ancient Latin beat
Mainichi Daily News Oct. 6, 2001
frigid incense breeze
geese cross cemetery road
our procession waits
Mainichi Daily News June 7, 2003
candles float
lighting A-bomb dome
still darkness
Asahi Shimbum Sept. 22, 2003
stiff limbs bend
under fall rainbow
morning walk
Asahi Shimbun Nov 25, 2003
After rain
pink dogwood petals
rain again
Asahi Shimbun May 8, 2004
packed homeless shelter
Silent Night sung after meal
silent tears sparkle
8th Annual Mainichi Haiku Contest, "Honorable Mention", winners announced June 2004
my empty garden
lightning bugs returning home
river full of stars
kara no niwa
hotaru ga kaeru
ama no gawa
Asahi Shimbun August 09, 2004
daydreaming
floating long black hair
eclipses moon
Asahi Shimbun Nov 15, 2004
peace dove flies
sixty year journey
no nest sites
Asahi Shimbun August 06, 2005
Winter dusk
teacher of the heart
hand still warm
Asahi Shimbun Dec 17-18, 2005
Blooming oaks
fine golden powder
falls from beard
Asahi Shimbun Jun 3-4, 2006
hot bitter coffee
frosty hospital window
waiting for sunrise
literary magazine Valley Voices, Fall, 2006
Dusting doll
daughter's last visit
last girl's day
Asahi Shimbun Mar 17-18, 2007
spinning tops
dad's favorite one
rests on grave
in Book "Beneath the Willow Tree" by Rosenberry Books, Aug, 2007
(anthology of haiku by members of the North Carolina Haiku Society)
(anthology of haiku by members of the North Carolina Haiku Society)
slow steady rhythm
Japanese rainy season
echoes in my heart
in Book "Beneath the Willow Tree" by Rosenberry Books, Aug, 2007
(anthology of haiku by members of the North Carolina Haiku Society)
(anthology of haiku by members of the North Carolina Haiku Society)
after the rain
fallen camelia
in the moonlight
Mainichi Daily News Sept. 7, 2007 Haiku in English, Vol 699
kasane zuki
yaenadeshiko no
utsukushisa
Moonset, haiku newspaper, Nov 2007
caterpillar
gets dressed up
summer clothes exchange
Asahi Shimbun April 18, 2008
imomushi
kimono o kiseru
koromo gae
Japanese version won second place in NCSU insect museum 2008 hexapod haiku contest
Olympic flame
first Afghan medal
kindles hope
Asahi Shimbun August 29, 2008
green acorns
scampering squirrels
wind chime waltz
Asahi Shimbun October 3, 2008
gentle warm rain
stone lantern moss
hides firefly's glow
Mainichi Daily News 'Daily Haiku Selection' October 15, 2008
spring rain
silent conversation
under our umbrella
Moonset literary newspaper, vol 4 (2), Fall 2008 , 3rd place winner of haiku contest
short sleeve stroll
slow Mississippi
slower moon
12th Annual Mainichi Haiku Contest, "second place,International Divison", winners announced Dec 2008
river of stars
long green bamboo pole
fishing for dreams
Mainichi Daily News 'Daily Haiku Selection' July 17, 2009
red embers
silhouettes gently sway
moon shadows
Asahi Shimbun Oct 16, 2009
fresh grass stains
another pair of pants
painted Spring
Asahi Shimbun May 7, 2010
crayoned card
red Spiderman tie
Father's Day
Asahi Shimbun June 18, 2010
green science
conference mixer
recycled jokes
Asahi Shimbun June 18, 2010
ruddy glow
rising orange moon
empty glass
Asahi Shimbun Oct. 29, 2010
roadside stand
'fresh tomatoes' sign
holds pumpkins
Mainichi Daily News Nov. 18, 2010
cardinals
sunrise Easter mass
birdfeeder
Asahi Shimbun May 6, 2011
umbrellas tilt
soft words in loud rain
fall on grave
Asahi Shimbun July 15, 2011
humid breeze
finger testing wind
finds dragonfly
Mainichi Daily News Aug. 8, 2012
fragrant dreams
rose garden visit
blooms again
Asahi Shimbun May 16, 2014
Pink sunset
early reminder
Valentines
Asahi Shimbun February 6, 2015
Southern breeze
snow piles slowly shrink
first crocus
Asahi Shimbun April 17, 2015
Bike for two
pink dogwood petal
confetti
Asahi Shimbun April 29, 2015
rampant rain
five minute relief
fox's wedding
Asahi Shimbun June 19, 2015