Monday, August 31, 2009

Notes from the Gean Tree

My latest haiku published here.

Hi, Alan! I see we're "following" each other again in the publications. Great work!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

littoral

littoral
with each wave a grain of sand
given and taken

Friday, August 28, 2009

shadows lengthen

shadows lengthen
a crimson leaf rests
on the sundial

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

open window

open window
the cellist's
slow vibrato

Monday, August 24, 2009

lotus pond

lotus pond
tadpoles feast
on a seedpod

Sunday, August 23, 2009

honeysuckle

honeysuckle
the hummingbird
presses in deeper

Saturday, August 22, 2009

on the lake

on the lake
water's reflection dances
across her face

Friday, August 21, 2009

algae bloom

algae bloom
the green frog jumps

into my green pond

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

autumn grasses

autumn grasses
at least the tea
remains green

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Atlanta traffic

Atlanta traffic
pondering the manner
of my death

Monday, August 17, 2009

low tide

low tide
a gull's wing curves
over the curved earth

Sunday, August 16, 2009

jelly-making

jelly-making
a parade of ants
sticks to the counter

Saturday, August 15, 2009

alone

alone
dabbing on perfume
anyway

Publication

Check out my latest publication in the autumn edition of Simply Haiku: haiku and haibun

Friday, August 14, 2009

sirens

sirens pierce the night
the stillborn's
unheard cries

Thursday, August 13, 2009

deep shade

deep shade
the deep purple sweetness

of serviceberries

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

perseids

perseids
we help mother blow out
sixty-three candles

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

August heat

August heat
the pregnancy test results
become clear

this is not an announcement; it's just an image. :-)

Monday, August 10, 2009

damselflies

damselflies
dart across the water
a bluer blue

Sunday, August 09, 2009

the fading sunset

the fading sunset
at her bedside
he strokes her hair

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

flight of time

the egret lifts off
contemplating the flight
of time

Monday, August 03, 2009

first light

first light
heeding the cardinal's
call to prayer

Sunday, August 02, 2009

end of summer

end of summer
more cucumbers
than neighbors

Saturday, August 01, 2009

this steady rain

this steady rain
the one thing I needed

you couldn't do:
to love me
without stint