Haiku, Senryu & Tanka
Archive of Previously Published Haiku, Senryu, & Tanka
2022
sidewalk cafe
watching the busboy
a white-throated sparrow
bottle rockets # 47, August 2022
watching the busboy
a white-throated sparrow
bottle rockets # 47, August 2022
making a splash
the frog prince dives
into the dating pool
Failed Haiku # 80, August 2022
the frog prince dives
into the dating pool
Failed Haiku # 80, August 2022
budget deficit
filling potholes
the morning mist
Prune Juice #37 July 2022
filling potholes
the morning mist
Prune Juice #37 July 2022
at the edge
of a summer day
sandpipers
Semifinalist June 2022 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press July 2022
of a summer day
sandpipers
Semifinalist June 2022 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press July 2022
spring cleaning—
stowing our woolies
we discover
a colony of spiders
have rewired the attic
Ribbons Vol.18.1 Spring/Summer 2022
summer's end
the ebbing tide of time
leaving behind
an old fisherman
and the echo of an osprey's cry
Ribbons Tanka Cafe Vol.18.1 Spring/Summer 2022
stowing our woolies
we discover
a colony of spiders
have rewired the attic
Ribbons Vol.18.1 Spring/Summer 2022
summer's end
the ebbing tide of time
leaving behind
an old fisherman
and the echo of an osprey's cry
Ribbons Tanka Cafe Vol.18.1 Spring/Summer 2022
french press
a dark roast lingers
on our lips
Frogpond - vol. 45, #2 - Spring/Summer 2022
in the wake of the flood a puddle of sunshine
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 5:12, Spring/Summer 2022
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 5:12, Spring/Summer 2022
as the crow flies
a butterfly meanders
through a summer day
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 5:12, Spring/Summer 2022
a butterfly meanders
through a summer day
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 5:12, Spring/Summer 2022
summer winding down the river half full
The Heron’s Nest Vol 25 # 2 - June 2022
The Heron’s Nest Vol 25 # 2 - June 2022
saying nothing
about everything
empty shells
Haiku 2022 - Modern Haiku Press
about everything
empty shells
Haiku 2022 - Modern Haiku Press
on the barracks roof
a military tattoo
Failed Haiku # 77, May 2022
dockside cafe
people come and go
with the tide
Failed Haiku # 77, May 2022
people come and go
with the tide
Failed Haiku # 77, May 2022
teetering
on the edge
of a black hole
I’m starting to have some doubts
about these GPS* directions
on the edge
of a black hole
I’m starting to have some doubts
about these GPS* directions
*Galactic Positioning System
TSA National Poetry Month Special Feature - April, 2022
TSA National Poetry Month Special Feature - April, 2022
squeaky wheel
a Friend arrives late
silence pauses
Failed Haiku # 76, April 2022
a Friend arrives late
silence pauses
Failed Haiku # 76, April 2022
howling at the moon a pack of lies
Failed Haiku # 76, April 2022
the nature channel
watching a hungry cougar
stalk a young buck
Failed Haiku # 76, April 2022
Failed Haiku # 76, April 2022
the nature channel
watching a hungry cougar
stalk a young buck
Failed Haiku # 76, April 2022
tapping trees
in the sugarbush
a northern flicker
Semifinalist March 2022 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press April 2022
in the sugarbush
a northern flicker
Semifinalist March 2022 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press April 2022
a crowd gathers
around the middle of nowhere
Zoom meeting
Golden Haiku Selection March 2022
around the middle of nowhere
Zoom meeting
Golden Haiku Selection March 2022
reaching up
to steal the sun
kudzu vines
The Heron’s Nest Vol 24 # 1 - March 2022
harvest moon
my roommate sings
a cricket song
The Heron’s Nest Vol 24 # 1 - March 2022
to steal the sun
kudzu vines
The Heron’s Nest Vol 24 # 1 - March 2022
harvest moon
my roommate sings
a cricket song
The Heron’s Nest Vol 24 # 1 - March 2022
swaddled
in fine silk
a house fly
Failed Haiku # 75, March 2022
social distancing
six light years apart
pandemic politics
Failed Haiku # 75, March 2022
cock
a doodle
doo
everyday the same
rooster haiku
Failed Haiku # 75, March 2022
in fine silk
a house fly
Failed Haiku # 75, March 2022
social distancing
six light years apart
pandemic politics
Failed Haiku # 75, March 2022
cock
a doodle
doo
everyday the same
rooster haiku
Failed Haiku # 75, March 2022
synesthesia
developing a taste
for the blue notes
Prune Juice #36 March 2022
working class
roots and branches
do the heavy work
while leafy crowns dance
in the summer breeze
Self Portrait - TSA 2021 Member’s Anthology March 2022
developing a taste
for the blue notes
Prune Juice #36 March 2022
working class
roots and branches
do the heavy work
while leafy crowns dance
in the summer breeze
Self Portrait - TSA 2021 Member’s Anthology March 2022
twilight’s shadows
gathered by the setting sun
a flock of crows
brings darkness
home to roost
Ribbons Vol.18.1 Winter 2022
the chatter
of an angry wren
scolding the cat
from her nest in the eaves
squatters’ rights
bottle rockets # 46, February 2022
of an angry wren
scolding the cat
from her nest in the eaves
squatters’ rights
bottle rockets # 46, February 2022
quantum mechanics watching a pot boil
Failed Haiku # 74, February 2022
Failed Haiku # 74, February 2022
stargazing—
a night owl dives
into the milky way
Semifinalist January 2022 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press February 2022
a night owl dives
into the milky way
Semifinalist January 2022 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press February 2022
2021
saying nothing
about everything
empty shells
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 5:1, Autumn/Winter 2021-22
about everything
empty shells
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 5:1, Autumn/Winter 2021-22
tinnitus—
a cricket harmonizes
with the ringing in my ears
Failed Haiku # 72, December 2021
a cricket harmonizes
with the ringing in my ears
Failed Haiku # 72, December 2021
folding time
and space . . .
a thousand cranes
Visiting the Wind - HSA Member’s Anthology 2021
Visiting the Wind - HSA Member’s Anthology 2021
making room
for little boxes—
a bulldozer
buries a boulder
left by a glacier
Ribbons Vol.17.3 Fall 2021
for little boxes—
a bulldozer
buries a boulder
left by a glacier
Ribbons Vol.17.3 Fall 2021
a
belly
full of coins
plastic buddha
Frogpond - vol. 44, #3 - Autumn 2021
belly
full of coins
plastic buddha
Frogpond - vol. 44, #3 - Autumn 2021
blackbirds roosting
on an idle backhoe
the graveyard shift
Failed Haiku # 71, November 2021
Indian summer—
for the green tomatoes
too little too late
Failed Haiku # 71, November 2021
on an idle backhoe
the graveyard shift
Failed Haiku # 71, November 2021
Indian summer—
for the green tomatoes
too little too late
Failed Haiku # 71, November 2021
a garden gone to seed
butterflies stumble
in the autumn breeze
Semifinalist October 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press November 2021
butterflies stumble
in the autumn breeze
Semifinalist October 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
New York Seikatsu Press November 2021
no respect
for the border
english ivy
Acorn Fall 2021
for the border
english ivy
Acorn Fall 2021
a webbed foot
steps into the gene pool
random drift
Failed Haiku # 70, October 2021
steps into the gene pool
random drift
Failed Haiku # 70, October 2021
senior trip—
having a flashback
while my shopping cart
circumnavigates
the produce department
Failed Haiku # 70, October 2021
having a flashback
while my shopping cart
circumnavigates
the produce department
Failed Haiku # 70, October 2021
bent by the wind
an old salt trims his sails
in an empty bottle
Semifinalist September 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press October 2021
open all night
the snap crackle pop
of neon lights
bottle rockets - #45, August 2021
the snap crackle pop
of neon lights
bottle rockets - #45, August 2021
a fan hums
while mosquitos dance
on the ceiling
Failed Haiku # 68, August 2021
the funhouse mirror shows my good sides
Failed Haiku # 68, August 2021
interrupting
the dawn chorus
a rooster crows
once for the sunrise
then again just for show
Failed Haiku # 68, August 2021
while mosquitos dance
on the ceiling
Failed Haiku # 68, August 2021
the funhouse mirror shows my good sides
Failed Haiku # 68, August 2021
interrupting
the dawn chorus
a rooster crows
once for the sunrise
then again just for show
Failed Haiku # 68, August 2021
climbing a mountain the color of the sun
Semifinalist July 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
Semifinalist July 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press August 2021
a collection
of beach glass
and empty shells
recalling the things that time
and tides have left behind
Ribbons Vol.17.2 Spring/Summer 2021
of beach glass
and empty shells
recalling the things that time
and tides have left behind
Ribbons Vol.17.2 Spring/Summer 2021
making a point
the cat sharpens her claws
on the new sofa
Window Seats: A Contemporary Anthology of Cat Haiku & Senryu 2021
sparrows
twittering in a scarecrow's ear
conspiracy theories
Prune Juice - #34, July 2021
twittering in a scarecrow's ear
conspiracy theories
Prune Juice - #34, July 2021
ex-athlete
his body becoming
a stranger
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
muscle beach
parking lot queue
tan lines
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
mayflies
ripple still water
speed dating
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
diagonal lines
in a woodblock sky
the driving rain
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
even in Manhattan
I long for Manhattan
clam chowder
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
his body becoming
a stranger
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
muscle beach
parking lot queue
tan lines
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
mayflies
ripple still water
speed dating
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
diagonal lines
in a woodblock sky
the driving rain
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
even in Manhattan
I long for Manhattan
clam chowder
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
pissing
in the snow
stargazer
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
in the snow
stargazer
Failed Haiku # 67, July 2021
tacking
into the wind
a black-backed gull
Semifinalist June 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
into the wind
a black-backed gull
Semifinalist June 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press July 2021
cricket frog—
leaping from a lily pad . . .
to the moon
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #4:2, Spring/Summer 2021
scattered clouds . . . a cormorant comes up for air
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #4:2, Spring/Summer 2021
flying fish
in the company of clouds
koinobori
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #4:2, Spring/Summer 2021
leaping from a lily pad . . .
to the moon
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #4:2, Spring/Summer 2021
scattered clouds . . . a cormorant comes up for air
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #4:2, Spring/Summer 2021
flying fish
in the company of clouds
koinobori
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal #4:2, Spring/Summer 2021
someone else’s life
flashes before my eyes
ebay estate sale
Failed Haiku # 66, June 2021
instagram—
her carefully crafted
spontaneity
Troutswirl June, 2021
her carefully crafted
spontaneity
Troutswirl June, 2021
Third Place The Haiku Foundation Monthly Kukai, May 2021
the cry of a loon
piercing the morning mist
a red canoe
piercing the morning mist
a red canoe
NY Seikatsu Press June 2021
Semifinalist May 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
planting a garden
flowers and vegetables
for my deer friends
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
two bag ladies
sharing a bagel—
with pigeons
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
bits of broken glass
make the parking lot sparkle
on a moonlit night
ten more body bags
in the shopping cart corral
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
symbiosis—
stepping out
of the sea
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
flowers and vegetables
for my deer friends
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
two bag ladies
sharing a bagel—
with pigeons
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
bits of broken glass
make the parking lot sparkle
on a moonlit night
ten more body bags
in the shopping cart corral
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
symbiosis—
stepping out
of the sea
Failed Haiku # 65, May 2021
glistening
in the morning sun
snail trails
Acorn Spring 2021
the competition
for best reggae band
dreadlocked
Failed Haiku # 64, April 2021
bob white
and the meadowlarks
spring tour
Failed Haiku # 64, April 2021
a haiku moment
Schrödinger’s caterpillar
becomes a butterfly
Failed Haiku # 64, April 2021
for best reggae band
dreadlocked
Failed Haiku # 64, April 2021
bob white
and the meadowlarks
spring tour
Failed Haiku # 64, April 2021
a haiku moment
Schrödinger’s caterpillar
becomes a butterfly
Failed Haiku # 64, April 2021
the grey area
between two seasons
woodsmoke
Semifinalist March 2021 Ito En Art of Haiku Contest
NY Seikatsu Press April 2021
of a rainbow
marigolds
2021 Golden Haiku Contest Selection
the frayed edge
of a gravel road
cornflowers
The Heron's Nest Vol 23 # 1 - March 2021
of a gravel road
cornflowers
The Heron's Nest Vol 23 # 1 - March 2021
rain-soaked
pint-sized captains
in yellow boots
racing paper boats
the dixie cup regatta
Failed Haiku # 63, March 2021
a steady diet
of coffee grounds
and banana peels
the bittersweet life
of a compost worm
Failed Haiku # 63, March 2021
pint-sized captains
in yellow boots
racing paper boats
the dixie cup regatta
Failed Haiku # 63, March 2021
a steady diet
of coffee grounds
and banana peels
the bittersweet life
of a compost worm
Failed Haiku # 63, March 2021
dive bar buzz—
neon lights
and mosquitos
Frogpond - vol. 44, #1 - Winter 2021
neon lights
and mosquitos
Frogpond - vol. 44, #1 - Winter 2021
clinging
to the morning glory
dew drops
bottle rockets - #44, February 2021
flies buzzing
around a dead elephant
conspiracy theories
Failed Haiku # 62, February 2021
the groundhog
emerges from a pothole
an urban legend
Failed Haiku # 62, February 2021
to the morning glory
dew drops
bottle rockets - #44, February 2021
flies buzzing
around a dead elephant
conspiracy theories
Failed Haiku # 62, February 2021
the groundhog
emerges from a pothole
an urban legend
Failed Haiku # 62, February 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: Journal of English Senryu # 60, December 2020
my twenty-twenty
hindsight
Failed Haiku: Journal of English Senryu # 60, December 2020
drifting by
the autumn moon
a red canoe
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 4:1, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
sprouting
from leafless branches
blackbirds
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 4:1, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
the autumn moon
a red canoe
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 4:1, Autumn/Winter 2020-21
sprouting
from leafless branches
blackbirds
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal # 4:1, 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 Senryu #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 Senryu #57, September 2020
summer romancethe sizzle of bottle rockets
and cicadas
The Heron’s Nest September 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 Senryu #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 Senryu #53, May 2020
moonlight serenade
a mockingbird courting
our rusty gate
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu #53, May 2020
reflections
in a broken window
I see right through . . . myself
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu #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
Bronze Prize Ito En Haiku Grand-Prix 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 Senryu - #51, March 2020
what kind
of chicory is this?
cafe´au lait
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu - #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 Senryu - #50, February 2020
a secret kept
under my pillow
wonder woman
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu - #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 Senryu - #49, January 2020
shadows
roll around motel walls
just passing through
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu - #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 Senryu - #29, November 2019
dancing
in the street
hailstones
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #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 Senryu - #28, July 2019
snakes
roll their eyes
at the craps table
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #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 Senryu - #27, March 2019
bit by bit—
the cat clears
my desktop
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #27, March 2019
the neighbor’s dog
barking between today
and tomorrow
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #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
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 Senryu - #51, March 2020
what kind
of chicory is this?
cafe´au lait
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu - #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 Senryu - #50, February 2020
a secret kept
under my pillow
wonder woman
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu - #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 Senryu - #49, January 2020
shadows
roll around motel walls
just passing through
failed haiku: Journal of English Senryu - #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 Senryu - #29, November 2019
dancing
in the street
hailstones
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #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 Senryu - #28, July 2019
snakes
roll their eyes
at the craps table
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #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 Senryu - #27, March 2019
bit by bit—
the cat clears
my desktop
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #27, March 2019
the neighbor’s dog
barking between today
and tomorrow
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu - #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