Some early published haiku and a haiku sequence
sunset
riding on the waves
gone-out to sea
Modern Haiku, 1971
alone in the woods-
dusky silence
filling the spaces
Dragonfly, 1973
spattering rain
in the woods ten minutes
and still not wet
Dragonfly, 1974
Mouthe, France
Sunday-
chickens scratching in the road
the flying dust
at the lumber mill
only the river noises
and the wind
moss-covered church-
creeping through the open door
the warmth of May
in the graveyard
one freshly weeded patch-
the sharp lettering
Modern Haiku, 1974
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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