Haiku & Senyru
Archive of Previously Published Haiku & Senyru
2021
the magician
pulls a mixed metaphor
out of the blue
pulls a mixed metaphor
out of the blue
Failed Haiku # 61, January 2021
the promise
of distant thunder
a wet dream
Failed Haiku # 61, January 2021
of distant thunder
a wet dream
Failed Haiku # 61, January 2021
A
stone
standing
in the garden
mountain pose
Failed Haiku # 61, January 2021
stone
standing
in the garden
mountain pose
Failed Haiku # 61, January 2021
2020
looking back
my twenty-twenty
hindsight
Failed Haiku # 60, December 2020
my twenty-twenty
hindsight
Failed Haiku # 60, December 2020
drifting by
the autumn moon
a red canoe
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 3:2, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
sprouting
from leafless branches
blackbirds
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 3:2, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
the autumn moon
a red canoe
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 3:2, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
sprouting
from leafless branches
blackbirds
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 3:2, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
waiting
for the dust to settle . . .
he’s out
Bundled Wildflowers - Haiku Society of America 2020 Members Anthology
for the dust to settle . . .
he’s out
Bundled Wildflowers - Haiku Society of America 2020 Members Anthology
the flash of a firefly
followed by rolling thunder
one Mississippi . . .
Frogpond - vol. 43, #3 - Autumn 2020
followed by rolling thunder
one Mississippi . . .
Frogpond - vol. 43, #3 - Autumn 2020
ringing bells
and rattling bones
smith corona
Frogpond - vol. 43, #3 - Autumn 2020
and rattling bones
smith corona
Frogpond - vol. 43, #3 - Autumn 2020
hanging basil
and canning tomatoes
what’s left of summer
Semifinalist October 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contestand canning tomatoes
what’s left of summer
NY Seikatsu Press November 2020
after a mild winter
mushrooms sprouting
from the woodpile
mushrooms sprouting
from the woodpile
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru #58, October 2020
summer lingers
in the cool evening air
a few fireflies
Semifinalist September 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
in the cool evening air
a few fireflies
Semifinalist September 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press October 2020
busybodies
spreading gossip
they call it news
spreading gossip
they call it news
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru #57, September 2020
summer romancethe sizzle of bottle rockets
and cicadas
The Heron’s Nest September 2020
The Heron’s Nest - Vol. 22 - 2020
heatwave—
the cricket's song interrupted
by a lovers' quarrel
Semifinalist August 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
the cricket's song interrupted
by a lovers' quarrel
Semifinalist August 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press September 2020
missing teeth
the old man smiles
with his eyes
bottle rockets – #43, August 2020
missing teeth
the old man smiles
with his eyes
bottle rockets – #43, August 2020
fading light—
in the spider’s web
a firefly
July Semifinalist 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press August 2020
snapping chalk lines as the crow flies
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru #55, July 2020 in the spider’s web
a firefly
July Semifinalist 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press August 2020
snapping chalk lines as the crow flies
stray dog
at the butcher’s door
a bag of bones
modern Haiku #51:2, Summer 2020
sandlot heroes the roar of cicadas
Semifinalist June 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press July 2020
on the road
to Genbaku Dome
cherry blossoms
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 3:2, Spring/Summer 2020
baby greens
taking the first bite
a garden snail
Frogpond - vol. 43, #2 - Spring/Summer 2020
music in the air
a pigeon drops a feather
in the busker’s hat
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru #53, May 2020
moonlight serenade
a mockingbird courting
our rusty gate
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru #53, May 2020
reflections
in a broken window
I see right through . . . myself
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru #53, May 2020
mother’s day—
a bouquet of flowers
in sixty-four colors
Semifinalist May 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press June 2020
the city
turned upside down
memorial pool
Acorn—#44, Spring, 2020
waiting . . .
for the light to change
writer's block
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru - #51, March 2020
what kind
of chicory is this?
cafe´au lait
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru - #51, March 2020
empty shells
bleached by the sun
mostly 12 gauge
bottle rockets – #42, February 2020
my secret longing
for her sensuous curves
the neighbor’s guitar
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru - #50, February 2020
a secret kept
under my pillow
wonder woman
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru - #50, February 2020
a painted lady
spreads her wings
shavasana
Frogpond – vol. 43, #1, Winter 2020
in the eye
of the storm
Xanax
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru - #49, January 2020
shadows
roll around motel walls
just passing through
failed haiku: Journal of English Senyru - #49, January 2020
New Year's Day
a blanket of snow
covers our tracks
Semifinalist January 2020 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press February 2020
2019
a thousand raindrops in a footprint left behind
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #3:1, Fall/Winter 2019
desert canyon
the sound of water
written in stone
Heron’s Nest vol. 21, #4, December 2019
eyes peeled
they still don’t see
potato heads
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #29, November 2019
dancing
in the street
hailstones
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #29, November 2019
snapping chalk lines as the crow flies
A Moment’s Longing:
Haiku Society of America 2019 Members Anthology
stretched to the limit
a wave breaks
its silence
Frogpond – vol. 42, #2, Autumn 2019
a coin
standing on edge
no decision
bottle rockets – #41, August 2019
beach club
the fisherman joins
a flock of gulls
Semifinalist August 2019 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
two sides
of the story
a mixtape
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #28, July 2019
snakes
roll their eyes
at the craps table
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #28, July 2019
fireflies—
lightning
in a bottle
Semifinalist July 2019 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
filling
an empty birdbath
moonlight
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #2:2, Spring/Summer 2019
wildflowers
climbing a mountain
late spring
Semifinalist May 2019 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
summer of love
watching the war
in black and white
Frogpond – vol. 42, #1, Spring/Summer 2019
I am Groot,
I am Groot, I am Groot,
I am Groot
Honorable Mention 2019 Leading Edge Magazine Sci-Faiku Contest
Leading Edge issue #74, April 2019
arms akimbo
she closes the door
with a hip check
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #27, March 2019
bit by bit—
the cat clears
my desktop
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #27, March 2019
the neighbor’s dog
barking between today
and tomorrow
Prune Juice Journal of Senyru - #27, March 2019
the first
sign of spring
it’s a fastball
2019 Golden Triangle Haiku Contest Selection
the shadow
of an old friend dances
in empty shoes
Semifinalist March 2019 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
the edge
of the ocean
ruffled lace
Semifinalist January 2019 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
Bronze Prize Ito En Haiku Grand-Prix 2019
2018
first light—
a sparrow sings
the sun up
Semifinalist October 2018 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
listening
to a moonlit night
Hank Williams
Frogpond - vol. 41, #3 - Fall 2018
maple leaf
dancing in the wind
game over
Four Hundred and Two Snails:
Haiku Society of America 2018 Members Anthology
shadows casting darkness through an open door
Honorable Mention 2018 Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Contest
The Heron’s Nest – Vol. 20, 2018
clocks ticking
the timeless patter
of spring rain
Frogpond – vol. 41, #2, Spring/Summer 2018