March

last days of March
promises made long ago
holding true

Haiga

a wish to hurry
spring's arrival
a contradiction
I cannot explain
when I want to slow time

Modern English Tanka, July 2009

pear trees blooming
in all directions
one white petal
nestled in my hand
fragile as hope

Everyday Musings, July 2009

March wind
bare trees shaking
in a puddle

Magnapoets, spring/summer anthology
2009