Rainbow Koi Haiku

to emigrate or not …

rainbow koi swimming

in circles

 

The Heron's Nest, 27:3, September 2025 

Quilt Haiku

tenth year in exile ...

the frayed edges

of my mother's quilt

The Heron's Nest, 26:3, 2024

Salmon Run Haiku

for Basho

this yearning

for homeland

salmon run

The Herons' Nest, 23:2, June 2021

Garden Meditation Haiku

garden meditation

dewdrops on a blade of grass
merge into one

The Herons' Nest, 23:1, March 2021

Romanian Translation by Editor Steliana Cristina Voicu

meditație în grădină

picături de rouă pe un fir de iarbă

fuzionează

Enchanted Garden, 7, 2024

Seaside Train Haiku

seaside train …

I breathe in and out
the scent of home

The Heron's Nest, 22:4, December 2020

Tangled Spaghetti and Love Affair Haiku

a plateful
of tangled spaghetti
this love affair…

The Heron's Nest, 22:3, September 2020

Taste of the River Haiku

a taste of the river
from my cupped hands…
first homecoming

The Heron's Nest,  22:2, June 2020

Years in Exile Haiku

years in exile
the lingering scent
of homemade tea

The Heron's Nest, 22:1, March 2020

Shawl of Stars Haiku

a shawl of stars
the day she was buried
without prayers

The Heron's Nest, 21:4, December 2019

Selected Haiku: Child Refugee Haiku

child refugee
a handful
of winter sunlight

The Heron's Nest, 19:1, March 2017

Selected Haiku: Chalk Rainbow Haiku

the end
of a chalk rainbow --
foreclosure sign

The Heron's Nest, 18:4, December 2016

Childhood Lake Haiku

childhood lake ...
laughter
chasing laughter

The Heron's Nest, 21:2, June 2019

Selected Haiku: Bone Collecting Haiku

the click click
of bone collecting
winter dusk

The Heron's Nest, 18:3, September 2016

Selected Haiku: After-Party Haiku

after-party
we blow out candles
to hear the stars

NeverEnding Story, January 12, 2016

Note: My poem above alludes to  the following haiku by Peggy Willis Lyles who helped me to publish my first English language haiku in the September 2009 issue of The Heron's Nest:

summer night

we turn out all the lights

to hear the rain

Selected Haiku: Vacant House Haiku

a latch clicks
on the vacant house...
winter solstice

The Heron's Nest, 18:1, March 2016

Selected Haiku: Rice Song Haiku

the rice song
mother sang to me ...
first spring rain

French Translation by Serge Tome, Tempslibres Editor

la chanson de rizière
que ma mère me chantait ...
première pluie de printemps

Editors' Choice , The Heron's Nest, 17:4, December 2015

Award-Winning Haiku

My Dear Friends:

The Heron's Nest just announced the results of The Readers' Choice Awards for 2018. And I won a Popular Poet Award for the following four haiku published in 2018, and the "in and out" haiku was anthologized in a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018:

Chen-ou Liu (4 of 4 poems, totaling 75 points)

her prognosis
the sound of his axe
striking logs

The Heron's Nest, 20:1, March 2018

in and out
of the confessional
winter light

The Heron's Nest, 20:1, March 2018
a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018

winding road
the home she never
talks about

The Heron's Nest, 20:2, June 2018

smoky twilight
among the ruins
toy soldiers

The Heron's Nest, 20:3 September 2018

Winding Road Haiku

winding road
the home she never
talks about

The Heron's Nest, 20:2, June 2018

Selected Haiku: Echoes Haiku

evening breeze
ruffling thoughts of her
echoes of the erhu

The Heron's Nest, 17:1, March 2015

Smoky Twilight Haiku

smoky twilight
among the ruins
toy soldiers

The Heron's Nest, 20:3 September 2018