Tuesday, February 19, 2013


close to the lips
over a cup of coffee
winter  rain
gently pours warmth
of long memories

Tanka Poets on Site 18.2.2013 # Coffee/tea

alone in the house
she gathers memories
scattered shells
brittle and drained
with dissolved souls

Ribbons, Vol.8, No.3, Winter 2012 (Ed. Dave Rice)

Friday, February 15, 2013


Plum blossoms--
the twinkling eyes
of my beloved

Honorable Mention, Asahi Haiku, February 15, 2013 (Ed. David McMurray)

Friday, February 8, 2013


woodpecker--
carpenter slows down
nailing the box

NaHaiWriMo Facebook, 8.2.2013

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Seasonal Scenes: Review of Songs of Love ~ A Celebration for the Re...

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Sunday, February 3, 2013


candle light--
the widow burns
her grief

Notes from the Gean, 16: February 2013 (Ed. Colin Stewart Jones)

a handful of stones: palm tree--alone withremote sky*Pravat Kumar...


palm tree--
alone with
remote sky

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a handful of stones: 3.2.2013
Pravat Kumar...: palm tree-- alone with remote sky * Pravat Kumar Padhy

Friday, February 1, 2013


jasmine flower--
I feel it far away
from my home

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desert walk--
the footprints
filled with joy

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old tree--
I feel warmth
of affection

*****
melting candle--
widow wipes her
burning tears

LYNX, 28:1 February, 2013 (Ed. Werner Reichhold)


all in uniform--
her daughter spotted
by the hair pin

Bottle Rockets #28, Feb, 2013 (Ed. Stanford M. Forrester)