Senryu

 slow freight

the fun of counting

long since gone

Cattails

Haiku

 pond willows

a slight movement

in the algae

AHG

Haiku

 

                                                   dinner at sunset
                                                   rainbow bubbles
                                                   on the koi pond
Presence, 2011
Haiku Calendar 2014

                                                  black angus
                                                  milling around in their pens
                                                  the first drops of rain

Modern Haiku, 2011

 

 

                                                      neighbors shouting
                                                      from the wild grapes
                                                      multiple bird calls
Pipe Dreams, 2011

Haiku

line-dried clothes-
a spring morning
still in the folds

we speak softly
in the thick spring fog
all edges blurred

an old dogwood-
the flowering limbs cast
a crooked shadow

An Unknown Road, 2008

Early Spring

oh, this wind!
it sweeps me past my gate
then spins me home

spring clean-up-
in the sweat of hard work
a settling peace

solid gray sky-
forsythia buds
for a blue vase

Haiku Highlights, 1971
3 Lights Gallery, summer 2009
Shamrock, summer 2010

Winter

sleet and rain-
stirring extra sugar
into hot mush

all day long
the rhythmic beat
of melting ice

blank date book-
the gray afternoon
turns to white

Modern Haiku

Acorn

Chrysanthemum

Winter

frosted meadow-
the white horse turns
his rump to the road

heavier snow
in the afternoon
pacing the rooms

winter sunshine-
eating a tangerine
section by section

wind down the chimney
behind the glass doors
old ashes stir

Daily Haiku
Stylus Poetry Journal
Magnapoets
Acorn

Christmas haiku

tree trimming
we listen to the music
of soft rain

Late Autumn Haiku

shadow mountains
along the lake
the mist rising

Taj Mahal Review, December 2008

space between trees–
the rhythm of two hawks
wheeling

Daily Haiku, cycle 8

tea with lemon–
slipping under the door
a cold draft

Ambrosia, #1 fall 2009

Ireland

Kilmainham Gaol
Dublin, Ireland

stone prison cell
thin sunlight creates a shadow
of iron bars

limestone walls
dampness seeping into bones
and spirit

September Haiku

hurricane forecast–
from all directions
blue sky

chrysanthemum buds
a peek of magenta
on the tips

Russian sage
bees and butterflies…
butterflies and bees

Spring

HAIKU FOR SPRING

new green shoots-
the afternoon sun
warming my muse

more rain
ducks explore a new pond
of connecting puddles

church graveyard-
wild violets growing
between stones

a dandelion
growing between bricks-
the quiet dusk

Modern Haiku, Autumn 2009
Hoi Polloi, Winter 2009
Hoi Polloi, Winter 2009
Lyrical Poetry, December 2003

March

last days of March
promises made long ago
holding true

March wind
bare trees shaking
in a puddle

Magnapoets, spring/summer anthology
2009

Winter

bare trees
silhouetted at sunset
the drift of wood smoke

Daily Haiku, cycle 8, winter 2010

power outage
guided to a flashlight
by lightning

bottle rockets, Feb. 2010

snow covered tree
a squirrel tosses
his weight around

Presence, winter 2010

autumn twilight
clouds glowing orange
behind dark pines

decayed leaves
on the forest floor
new ferns
Ambrosia , July 2009

a wetland trail
we follow the whisper
of marsh grasses
Ambrosia, July 2009

late evening-
the shadows unite
into full darkness
Stylus Poetry Journal, July 2009

SUMMER HAIKU

at the lawn concert
lighting one spot at at time-
fireflies
Fireflies Anthology, Bottle Rockets Press, Summer 2007

cricket in the house-
if only we shared
the same bedtime
Stylus Poetry Journal, January 2003

a cool summer rain
impatiens perk up
before I do
Outlaw Poets, June 2004

Summer

SUMMER HAIKU

the farmers' market-
most dirt clings
to salad greens

The Country and Abroad, September 2007

spattering rain...
in the woods ten minutes
and still not wet

Dragonfly, April 1974

sun on my back-
all the flower pots
arranged just so

Heron's Nest, June 2005

ticking off the miles-
the wipers keep time
through rain and fog

steady rain-
turning the limp pages
of a book
Taj Mahal Review, June 2009