more bruise
than banana
autumn deepens


Wild Plum Fall 2017

bird seed
he scatters a handful
of change


Modern Haiku 49.1

the long arc
of a fly ball ...
prairie sky


Acorn 39

one last spin
of the merry-go-round ...
summer's end


hedgerow autumn 2017

washing out
the big dipper ...
autumn rain


Akitsu Quarterly Winter 2017

rolling
smokes for grandpa
evening light


Haiku Canada Review, Feb 2018

genetic code
my children slowly
break me


Presence 60

empty urn
my uncle forms
the wind


Failed Haiku Dec 2017 

night frost
her reptilian
DNA


Haiku Canada Review Oct 2017

his new car
makes an impression
morning snow


Failed Haiku Dec 2017

all that shines
in a magpie's nest ...
morning frost


Presence 59

a hoop
above the driveway
shooting stars


Presence 58

last call
a drunk staggers into
my headlights


Scryptic June 2017

another trip round
the monopoly board
spring rain


hedgerow 115

fading light
her child's name
fills the street


Presence 57

brushing snow
off the windshield
I yearn
to see through
to winter's end


Presence 58 

hedgerow ...
a ball bursts into
sparrows


Under the Basho 2017

only the tips
of my toes
mountain stream


hedgerow 97 

not looking
ahead too far
autumn fog


Failed Haiku 2.5

window pane
a moth bumps into
starlight


Akitsu Quarterly Spring 2017 

evening train
I squeeze into
my headphones


Otata April 2017

last rites ...
footprints fill
with snow


Acorn 38

setting sun
I sit on the bench
with five fouls


hedgerow 114

late innings ...
the mound
of sunflower seeds


Modern Haiku 48.2

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