holding our daughter
up to her first plum blossoms —
petals in her hand
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d. f. tweney is the founder and publisher of tinywords.com. A writer, editor, journalist, and listener poet, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family. He tries to write haiku every day, but he doesn't always succeed.
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Last spring, I was honored to see this haiku included in one of Ray Rasmussen’s wonderful collections of photographs and haiku — an album of spring haiku.
Last spring, I was honored to see this haiku included in one of Ray Rasmussen’s wonderful collections of photographs and haiku — an album of spring haiku.
new blossom of the season:
holding my first-born
for the first time
A simply breath of wind-
in the empty hand the coolness
of plum blossom
my daughter’s soft hand
my winter perceived …
chapel bells ring
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