Tuesday, January 27, 2009

ANNIVERSARY POEM
for Jan. 28, 2009, 48 years married

the first meeting
in a room filled with chatter
there is but one sound;
your voice alone reaches my ear
long after we say goodnight

World Haiku Review, Dec. 2004

Sunday, January 18, 2009

MORE WINTER POEMS

across the yard
tree shadows jumping
under a cold moon

Hokkku Web Page, March 2004


no appointments
the winter afternoon
fades into dusk

Stylus, October 2006

Saturday, January 3, 2009

WINTER POEMS

the January cold-
a pile of walnut shells
found in the attic

South by Southeast, Jan. 2005


holiday season-
old recipes and traditions
kept alive;
memories to show the young
what love is

Ribbons, "Tanka Cafe," Spring 2006

Haibun

CHRISTMAS EVE     The  Feast of the Seven Fishes. My mother serves baccala (salt cod with tomatoes),lemon sole. and fried smelts. These are ...