Missing son

a shred of kite
flaps in the wind
their missing son

World Haiku Review
Vol. 7, Issue 2, August 2009

Easter Sunday

a morning glory
greets the early dawn
Easter Sunday

Sketchbook, Vol. 4, Issue 2
March/April 2009

Materialism

Why do
we live from day
to day in endless quest
for wealth, while we forget to tend
our soul?

In my book, Rustle of bamboo leaves,
but originally published in
World Haiku Review
Vol. 1, Issue 3, Nov. 2001

Widower's love

buds burst
in the leafless tree
this early spring
the widower’s love
reawakens

Modern English Tanka
Vol. 1, No. 4, Summer 2007

Spring advent

spring harbingers
two birds cavort
in my front lawn

Old age

nearing home
the sun starts to set
in my rear-view mirror

Notes from the Gean
Vol. 2, Issue 1, June 2010