new year’s day
noticing…
Category: Issue 03
A curious chill
facing the…
puff of exhaust
hangs
in …
new year
a thin layer of rainwater…
eating snow crystals
from…
bus driver
while passengers…
only ice
in the plastic birdbath…
Back country roads
the hush…
snowy garden –
the…
morning commute:
colder…
even worse
than the baby’s…
4:30PM –
frost, still,…
spinning
the big dipper…
winter morning
old farmer…
midwinter blooms
on all …
early snow
in my frontyard…
in the cold mirror:
lined…
piebald dawn
naked branch…
the red balloon
begins to…
overpass:
on every streetlight…
night terminus
on the platform…
side street
after the train…
towering clouds –…
winter surf
a dog smells …
icy river
for a short time…
four languages
around the…
Squirrel
an exclamation…
sunset–
the beach…
fresh from the bath:
my hand…
New Year’s —…
All night rain
the gaping…
Counting
and recounting…
approaching storm —…
morning news
with the paper,…
The whine of chainsaws
in…
dim sum
on the hand painted…
new snow
my footprints fill…
A motionless horse,
at peace…
sore throat this morning…
wintry creek
a pair of mallards…
the whoosh of steam
from …
saying good-bye
my hand …
sudden wind
blowing in from…
still pond –
the
gentle…
rusted red wagon,
a puddle…
rush hour traffic:
from …
old photo
my father as a child…
walk along the bank –…
pot of shamrocks
growing…
after a March storm
walking…
haiku world . . .
plum blossoms…
lengthening shadows
the…
Haiku spring:
white blossoms…
Scarlet and sodden
beneath…
holding hands
our blue shadows…
a curled ant
on microfiche…
Zazen –
dew fading…
broken string
the dragon…
spring morning
sun and fresh…
construction site —…
sunlight
a sparrow crosses…
after the downpour
heavy…
spring storm . . .
her hair…
noon rush
trying not to notice…
after spring downpour
the…
No blossoms this spring…
squirrels nest
at the top…
under a spring moon
my neighbours…
Freak April blizzard–…
in the wet snow
even the squirrel’s…
awaiting
friends
returning…
along the roadside,
obscured…
April morning stars—…
crab apple buds
quiver in…
Gazing up in the parking …
playground
after the rain–…
at day’s end –…
war on the way
I pull enormous…
winter night
I keep the telemarketer…
sunlight
between pier planks…
breakfast together
the …
this spring night……
Mother’s Day:
he …
Swollen river,
a boulder’s…
chasing the waves
spring…
grey drizzle —
a yellow…
an old house
near the cemetery…
white gusts
of faded apple…
disused rail bridge
the …
yellow ribbon
tumbling …
morning stroll:
a blade …
a cactus bloom’s…
steady downpour . . .
cormorants…
a driving wind–
the…
warm afternoon
the pear …
In the well
studying her …
rooftop sunlight
temporarily…
through the pinwheel
her…
blue sky
I almost miss
the…
towering pines
a bobcat …
astronomy book
the Sea of…
smoke from the fire
mingles…
leaf
mites and a grasshopper…
sunrise in the river……
Waves upon the shore
children…
asphalt & roses
on …
splinters of sound
the carpenter’s…
pine trees
like jagged teeth…
the world disappears
except…
a butterfly pair
follows…
street sweeper
showering…
at dusk
moths gather
to the…
red pennant
snapping in …
summer morning:
a mallard…
shop window
my face reflected…
glimpse of a deer —…
dog day afternoon
a grasshopper…
hawk on an updraft
showing…
the moon flutters
in the …
Fluorescent blue:
nigella…