Thomas F Smith
Thomas Smith is a physician and former University Professor. He began writing poetry seriously after his book in verse The Search for King: A Fable was published in 2022. He since has published in multiple genre in a number of literary journals. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family.
crescent moon
glows with earthlight
another side of you
--Kokako 42 April 2025
twilight
the retiree still
writing his novel
--Modern Haiku 56(2) Summer 2025
monastery bell
rays of lavender
across the valley
--Blithe Spirit 35(2) May 2025
watermelon afternoon
breathing in the sweet smell
of sunshine
-- tsuri-dōrō Issue 27 May/Jun 2025
surf stroll
stepping around seaweed
stopping for shells
--民句folk-ku Issue 5 2024
overnight snow
the silver birches
whiter
Honourable Mention – 2024 Irish Haiku Society International Haiku Competition.
waterfall a diminished fifth with tympani
--Haiku Canada Review February 2025
rainstorm
a wren’s morning song
quickly forgotten
--Autumn Moon 8(2) Spring/summer 2025
bedroom skylight
what the moon knows
of loneliness
--Autumn Moon 8(2) Spring/summer 2025
Honorable Mention, Best of Volume 8
running barefoot the hurricane's eye
--Haiku Canada Review October 2025