fading colors
in her tapestry
the widow
weaves a new life
thread by thread

GUSTS No. 17, Spring/Summer 2013

morning frost
on tulip petals...
her words
vanish before
they reach my heart

GUSTS No. 17, Spring/Summer 2013

an archaeologist
of sorrow and wonder
I excavate
this stony field
for fragments of poems

GUSTS No. 17, Spring/Summer 2013

sliding down
his lifeless cheek
a teardrop
still warm
to my touch

Ribbons 8:3, Winter 2012

purple hues
in her silver hair
autumn twilight

Modern Haiku 44.1, Winter/Spring 2013

the mauve bloom
of a Christmas rose
bursts through snow —
part of me thrives
even in the darkest winter

Moonbathing 7, autumn/winter 2012-2013

September dusk
fading light
through monarch wings

bottle rockets #28, winter 2012

city bus
a diversity
of ring tones

Frogpond, 35:3, 2012