the slow waltz
of a few snowflakes
by my window...
how many of his gestures
have I overlooked

A Hundred Gourds 2:4, September 2013

garage sale
a leaf spins onto
the stack of 45s

Frogpond 36:2, Spring/Summer 2013

stepping off
the path that was laid
for me
I discover berries
among the bramble

Red Lights, Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2013

morphine drips
into her frail body...
lying in wait
among the tree veins
a hawk's dark form

Moonbathing 8, Spring/Summer 2013

morning after
the bombing
birdsong

Haiku News Volume 2, No. 18, May 2013

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