purple dawn

purple dawn
light slowly enters
the passion flower

tanka

the surf has washed
away our footprints
and with them
the only proof
we loved once

starless night

starless night
my daughter delivered home
by a policeman

from my window

from my window
a maple's lichened trunk
the only green

earthquake aftermath

earthquake aftermath
the child found alive
the child found dead

sunrise

sunrise
I smell
like you

first snow

first snow
all the shades
of white

long winter's day

travelogue marked
with an old ticket stub
long winter's day

firelight

biting the peel
a burst of orange mist
firelight

new year

new year
no cicadas fill the night
but oh, the fireworks