Her photo

the autumn wind
scatters the dried leaves
in the family photo
her face is gradually
and slowly fading

from my book
Haiku and Tanka Harvest

Before the cherry blossoms all fall down, here's a collaborative work of Janis Lukstein and me, a picture poem called Haiga.

the flower’s essence

lingers long after

its bloom wilts

remembering the lives

she touched on earth

Modern English Tanka

Vol. 2, No. 1, Autumn 2007

Autumn wind

the autumn wind
scatters the dried leaves
in the family photo
her face is gradually
and slowly fading

Modern English Tanka
Vol. 2, No. 1. Autumn 2007