dream of flight
I spread the wings
of my hammock


Bamboo Hut Fall 2016

falling leaves
a boy plays catch
with the wind


Failed Haiku 2.5

with a flip
of the switch
all the darkness


hedgerow 107 

morning fog
I shake a hand
that claims we've met


Otata April 2017

recess bell
the playground fills
with wind


Wild Plum spring 2017

window seat
I reflect on where
I'd rather be


Prune Juice March 2017 

withered rose
I get a sext
not meant for me


Failed Haiku 1.8

creek side ...
my shadow swims
without me


Under the Basho, 2016

evening chill ...
a gardener deadheads
summer


Akitsu Quarterly Winter 2016

winter bells
a puck rings off
the crossbar


Bamboo Hut Spring 2017

underfoot
a twig snaps
my silence


Under The Basho 2016

old mitten
I patch its holes
with snow


Failed Haiku 12

lilac bush
the thickness of
my breath


Under The Basho 2016

night winds
my courage the size
of the peephole


Failed Haiku Issue 5
dust devils The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2016

second cup
I stir some sugar
into my headache


bottle rockets 35

night fog
she steps into
her ghost


Akitsu Quarterly Winter 2016

overcast
a ripple of fish
in the clouds


Under The Basho 2016

rain drops
a wheel barrow fills
with rust


Bamboo Hut Fall 2016

windswept leaf
the train I missed
in the distance


Failed Haiku 8

prairie sky
the wide view
of childhood


hedgerow 84 

the wind ...
I put a cap
on it


Under The Basho 2016

empty field
a forgotten mitten
clutches snow


Akitsu Quarterly, Winter 2016

just when we thought
she'd live forever
starlight


hedgerow 97

pooling where the creek bends fish


tinywords 16.1

spare change
my conscience empties
my pocket


bottle rockets 35

twilight
every bird
a crow


Under The Basho 2016

finger paint
sunlight spreads
across her shirt


Bamboo Hut, Fall 2016

head lice
I pick through my son's
report card


Failed Haiku, issue 6

rustling leaves
the sound of children
after dark


Wild Plums 2.2

darkness ...
her name slips
into it

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