first shoots
the rescue party
making it through
Month: April 2017
spring blossoms our newborn before language
“Learning English” a haibun by Dru Philippou.
beneath the waves
the pearled words
of oysters
unfolding a map
the ocean
between us
doomsday clock
the scent of rain
before the rain
everything
in its own time
starlight
thunderbolt
a glimpse of the puppeteer?s
fingertips
the world reveals
its tender heart
the singing wren
children’s voices –
the daisies in the vase
unwilt
ballet recital
the parents
tiptoe in
hum
in the honeysuckle
first day of school
first graders model
clay pinch pots
Earth Day
backlit by the morning star blackbird song
flute notes through the summer air sparrows
new moon
the wind in the cypress
a waterfall
Vincent caught up
in the current
willow catkins
in the evening wind
notes of Chopin
(First appeared as an Honorable Mention in The 16th Mainichi Haiku Contest, 2013)
birdsong
a boy gently holds
a string of firecrackers