Poetry in the Moment

hospice twilight the girl braids her doll’s hair just like before tsuri-dōrō, 32, March/April 2026

Zen workshop a young man's backpack filled with books tsuri-dōrō, 31, Jan/Feb. 2026 

loon's call a passing thought of my ex tsuri-dōrō, 31, Jan/Feb. 2026 

last rays of sunset the curves of laughter  down a spiral slide     tsuri-dōrō, 30, Nov/Dec. 2025

her farewell promise a starling murmuration shape-shifting tsuri-dōrō, 29, Sept/Oct. 2025

first sunrise in a drop of dew ... this floating life   tsuri-dōrō, 28,  July/August 2025   

lilac breeze the scent of my late wife left behind tsuri-dōrō, 27, May/June 2025

crow moon a stray shadows a stray tsuri-dōrō, 27, May/June 2025

dappled sunlight flickering flickering of a thrush's song tsuri-dōrō, 26, March/April 2025 

holding on, holding off thoughts of home ... and yet southbound geese  tsuri-dōrō, 25, Jan/Feb 2025

still still under a row of bare oaks a black-robed monk tsuri-dōrō, 24 , 2024

Pacific wave after wave                what's left                             of my immigrant dream t suri-dōrō, 23, Sept/Oct 2024

alone and sleepless ... yet the day breaks into robinsong tsuri-dōrō , 22, July/August 2024 

this paper trail of my immigrant past ... motes in the moonlight   tsuri-dōrō, 19, Jan/Feb 2024

one more glass  to make it this year's last ... pre-AA meeting tsuri-dōrō, 19, Jan/Feb 2024

virus outbreak the hospital fountain fills with coins tsuri-dōrō, 21, May/June 2024 FYI: I'm the  featured poet  in this issue

the spoken and unspoken between my wife and me pink blossom rain tsuri-dōrō, 21, May/June 2024 FYI: I'm the featured poet in this issue

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a drink from my cupped hands  rippling stars tsuri-dōrō, 18, Nov./Dec. 2023

the sharp edge of this winter moon lovers' quarrel tsuri-dōrō, 18, Nov./Dec. 2023