Haiku
mother in a mood again feathers fall
Progress
My appreciation to guest editor Allyson Whipple for curating the fantastic issue 97 and including my haibun, “Progress.” The cat chatters in the window, and I read while crows destroy the front lawn. They start in a corner and dig like clam hunters. Carefully. Quietly. Not a single caw between them. The next day, more …
Haiku
edge of seventeen a mindful traveler leaves a cairn
First Date
not every encounter will be the one but the one will come from some chance meeting so you show up more aware of yourself than the night before give soothing strokes to your goosebump skin the air stuffy inside with the promise of hope knowing if the one appears you will charm the rain …
Wabi Masters
Truly honoured guest editor Jerome Berglund included me in Setu Special Edition: Masters Series Part II: Wabi, Urban Decay: Masters of Wabi: Featured Poets. Read Berglund’s superlative series here. Here are two of my pieces and Berglund’s generous commentary: leaf skeleton frozen in the dog bowl no longer needed cold moon she closes a date …