a paper lantern
set adrift on the river...
the light dims
inside you as you float
farther from my reach

Skylark 1:1, summer 2013

stubbled hills
bristle against the face
of a winter moon...
again this nameless itch
stirs deep within me

A Hundred Gourds 2:2, March 2013

tree lighting...
for a moment
I forget to grieve

Acorn #30, Spring 2013

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