Loneliness Tanka

there are times
when my loneliness
becomes bearable:
the moon whispers
the words of Li Po

PSSMS, May 17, 2012

Relationship Tanka

a red dot
on her sunlit forehead...
chatting about tanka
I toy with
my engagement ring

PSSMS, May 17, 2012

End-Time Kyoka

first birds
falling from the sky
then dead fish
washing up on the shore…
I start reading Revelation

PSSMS (May 8, 2012)

A Kyoka about Writing

pulsating saliva
stands at the corners
of my mouth –
no happiness like mine
I have been eating poems
(for Ishikawa Takuboku)

PSSMS (May 8, 2012)

Kite Tanka

twin kites
soar high side by side
like a pair of eyes
looking down
on our childhood dream

PSSMS (April 30, 2012)

A Haiku about Singing

special ed class:
the silent song
of their hands

PSSMS (April 30, 2012)