Imagine, a Dreamer

just to be alive

on this dew-drenched morning

a green-leafed breeze

"I don't know a dream that's not been shattered ...," Paul Simon's voice whispers in a corner of my mind. I repeat to myself, "I'll be alright."

As snow geese unzip the morning sky, I start taking the first step of my new life journey of a thousand miles.

Drifitng Sands, 34, 2025

First Return Journey Tanka

first return journey

to this punk-haired younger self

in my mind's window

I murmur, did you ever

find where your heart could rest

Ribbons, 21:2, Autumn/Winter  2025

Journey Within Tanka

darkness

between winter stars ...

alone

on the journey within

even darker

Time Haiku, 62, 2025 

Cancerland Tanka

in Cancerland

I walk this winding road

often delayed

and turned in circles ...

the farther I go the more I stiffen

Gusts, 41, Spring/Summer 2025

Winding Journey Tanka

the winding

journey to meet love

at each turn

on this mountain road

my shadow ahead of me

外国語短歌佳作 (Honorable Mention), 2024 Fujisan Tanka Contest

Japanese Translation:

曲折の旅まがる度愛に逢ふこの山道に吾の影先をゆく

Reprinted in Shot Glass Journal, 45, 2025

FYI: I wasn't notified last year of the results of the 2024 Fujisan Tanka Contest, but found out them yesterday via the Tanka Society of America's (@OfTanka's) Feb. 10 post on X.

A Fork in the Road Haiku

a fork in the road 

the path less traveled taken 

by a butterfly

Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, April 25 2022

Snow Geese and My Journey Haiku

snow geese

unzip the morning sky

my journey starts

Brass Bell, January, 2022

Journey Tanka

eyes wide open
face twisted
beads upon the forehead
from anguish strung --
everyone aboard!

March/April, 2010 issue of Sketchbook

The Solitary Journey

ahead, two roads diverged
in the dim woods
the journey was long

arriving at the fork
once again, I chose the road less traveled
déjà vu

I walk it fearlessly

Getting Something Read (May 12, 2010)