Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Chopped tree




the widower explains
to his visiting son
why he chopped their shade tree
twice there he drawls
I tried to hang myself

In my book,
Haiku and Tanka Harvest

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Loneliness



starved for a woman's touch
he indulges in fantasy
and falls prey to a flirt
beneath the cloak of night
alone,he weeps

In my book,
Haiku and Tanka Harvest

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Cycle of life

Mother"s Day
my daughter brings her daughter
as a peace offering

eighteenth birthday
she dances with strangers
my daughter's daughter

a cocoon rides
the autumn wind
her empty room

early spring
my daughter"s daughter
now a new mother

From my book. Rustle of bamboo: Selected haiku and other poems.

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Bullying


in the news
bullying is worse
than child abuse