old vagrant his ring of sparrows
Author: Marietta McGregor
Marietta is a botanist and journalist who has pursued various careers from palynology researcher, garden designer, parliamentary guide and visitor manager at an astronomical observatory to science and technology marketer. Having spent much of her life explaining things, she now tries to let them explain themselves while capturing some of the unique spirit of the Australian land.
fish ladder that jump the heart makes
“Hanoi Warms Up,” a short haibun by Marietta McGregor.
backlit by the morning star blackbird song
Tokyo metro
the ebb and flow
of frowns
(Originally published in Asahi Haikuist Network, 6/16/17)
a lone teal
circles the mallards
first school day
iced melon
a granddaughter’s grin
overflows her face
spring breeze
the happy wave
of long johns
ripe mango
that delicious shiver
after rain
day after day
the hints we miss
mountain cranberry
summer blues fest
long after sunset
cicadas jamming
all the time in the world aspen grove
lazy beach day
a blue crab’s raft
of bubbles
float parade
the Apple Queen’s
flushed cheeks
nightly news
between my neighbour and me
a higher fence