Gregory is a widely published poet, recipient of a Touchstone Award, author of Somewhere Inside Yesterday (Red Moon Press) and Moderator of the Southern California Haiku Study Group. He and his wife live in Pasadena, California.
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I just discovered the tiny words site. This site, and this poem–both beautiful–as someone else commented, I will look at their nests differently now. Which is, from a certain angle, the whole point of poetry. Thank you for sharing your work with the world.
the tadpole
swims away
a frog ?
Love this!
Oh, I love this one! I’ll always think of it when I see their nests!
I really, really, like this, Greg. The pause at the end of line 2 is profound.
oozing yolk
out of the carton
paper wasp
Nice touch, Greg, and liked the contrast of human & nature in reverse. Delicate & nuanced!
green heron
drops a berry in the pond
a strike!
I just discovered the tiny words site. This site, and this poem–both beautiful–as someone else commented, I will look at their nests differently now. Which is, from a certain angle, the whole point of poetry. Thank you for sharing your work with the world.
inside
the calla's white throat
a spiderweb
paperwasp
original haiku journal
sting of memory