Sudden rain

sudden rain
her umbrella widens
to take her lover in

From my book,

Haiku and Tanka Harvest

rain forecast
even the crickets
refuse to sing

World Haiku Review,

 April 2012

rain forecast
even the crickets
refuse to sing

World Haiku Review
April 2012

After the rain

unhurried walk
the smell of clean earth
after the rain

World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, No. 1, August 2010

Spring rain

spring rain
even Death Valley
is alive with flowers

Haiku Harvest, Vol. 6, No. 1
Spring/Summer 2006

Spring rain

sudden rain
her umbrella widens
to take her lover in

World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, Issue 1, Jan. 2010

World in grief

To the victims of the natural calamities which hit the Philippines and other parts of the world, I offer my haiga above as I join the world in prayer and hope for a better tomorrow and return to normalcy. The artwork was done by Ashe Wood of England, my haiga collaborator and taken from my book, RUSTLE OF BAMBOO LEAVES. The one in the book, however, is in black and white which did not do enough justice to the intent and spirit of the poem and the art work.

non-stop rain
the constant nagging
of her mother