Haiku and Tanka
spring winds
rearrange
reality
Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal, April, 2025
sounds of football—
apple pie
in my father’s lap
Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal, September, 2025
praise
for the friend
who brings pecan pie
Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal, November, 2025
red glare
of a rusted pickup –
the barn’s early light
New Verse News, December 9, 2025
no red this year
among the orange and yellow
leaves . . .
my father never failed
to be the life of the party
Quail Eggs, Issue 3, December 13, 2025
wear in the fabric
of her favorite chair
the weight of time
Sense and Sensibility Haiku Journal, January, 2026
spring dawn
a swath of orange
wraps the oak
“spring dawn” Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal, May, 2026
suddenly, dusk . . .
the lilt
in a loon’s call
Blithe Spirit 36.2, May, 2026
opening an umbrella
against the wind
spring hellebores
Blithe Spirit 36.2, May, 2026
a dainty ant
moves around the sink drain
on the edge
of certain destruction
I lift my hand off the faucet
Quail Eggs, Issue 5, June, 2026
circle of sunlight
on the oak floor
my warm feet
“circle of light” Poetry Pea 1:26
unfurled
yellow rose petals
edged in red . . .
a flamenco dancer lifts
the flounce of her dress
“unfurled” Eucalypt, Issue 40, 2026
remembering
his long black paws . . .
gone six months
but still we stumble
over his bed and toys
“remembering” Ribbons, Spring-Summer 2026: Vol 22, Number 1
