Dawn Chorus Haiku

dawn chorus

a little more light

a little more her

Modern Haiku, 56:3, 2025

Crossroads in Mist Haiku

crossroads in mist

my pink-haired ten-year-old

shakes off my hand

Modern Haiku, 56:2, 2025

Food Bank Line Haiku

maple-leafed wind

around the corner another

food bank line

Modern Haiku, 56:1, 2025

Dust Motes Haiku

dust motes in moonlight this illusion of not being alone

Modern Haiku, 55:3, 2024

Cave Etchings Haiku

cave etchings

the way I feel her

inside

Modern Haiku, 55:2, 2024

Nursing Home Senryu

nursing home visit

my uncle's same old story

with a twist

Modern Haiku, 55:1, Winter/Spring, 2024

Each Day Has Enough Trouble of Its Own

a layer of ice

over yesterday's snow

another rent hike

among strangers

hunting for bargains

this loneliness ...

moonlight flooding

through the kitchen window ...

a meal for one

midnight sirens

one stray answering

another

Modern Haiku, 54:3, Autumn 2023

Ring Finger Haiku

the pale band

on my date's ring finger ...

first frost 

Modern Haiku, 54:2, 2023

Horse-Tail Clouds Haiku

horse-tail clouds ...

I hold my daughter's hand

holding the kite string

Modern Haiku, 54:1, Winter-Spring  2023

The Road Home Haiku

the road home

stretches into twilight ...

ex-convict

Modern Haiku, 53:3, Fall 2022

Frost Flowers Haiku

frost flowers

on my bedroom window

awake alone

Modern Haiku, 53:2, Summer 2022

Eviction Notice Haiku

eviction notice

my immigrant life packed
into trash bags

Modern Haiku, 53:1, Winter-Spring  2022

Naked Bodies Haiku

light of dawn

between our naked bodies
the space unexplored

Modern Haiku, 52:3, Fall 2021

Shopping Cart and Empty Bottles Haiku

harvest moon

an old man’s shopping cart
fills with empty bottles

Modern Haiku, 52:1, Winter 2021

Epidemics, Seen and Unseen

seagulls squabble

in the food court parking lot
second lockdown

needles scattered
around the dumpster
mud-stained masks 

snowstorm ...
one after another
new variants

highest jump in cases
the Homeless Jesus Statue
lies on the sidewalk

Modern Haiku, 52:2, 2021

Breezy Sunshine and Bluebells Haiku

breezy sunshine

I close my eyes to hear
the bluebells

Modern Haiku, 51:3, Fall 2020

Stray Dog's Shadow Haiku

from one empty store

to another 
a stray dog's shadow

Modern Haiku, 51:3, Fall 2020

Selected Haiku: Grandma and First Snowflakes Haiku

the clicking
of grandma's needles ...
first snowflakes

Modern Haiku, 48:2, Summer 2017

Editor's commentary: A great pairing. I especially like the pairing of sound and sight.

Temp Worker Haiku

long time no see ...
plumes of breath between me
and a temp worker

Modern Haiku, 51:2, 2020

Corn Maze Haiku

corn maze
the ways of saying
I need you

Modern Haiku, 51:1, Winter 2020