I am honoured to share the following haiku and tanka, recently published in “They Gave Us Life” anthology, edited by Robert Epstein.

cherry blossom

my mother plants

my first smile

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floral appliques--

my mother brings for me

the twinkling stars

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mother’s touch

keeps the winter away

the tired dog

encircles the puppies

under its swollen breasts

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my gleaming mother

shares her  pleasure  

with twin buds

I sense ripples of sound

of the swimming clouds

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with snowflakes

I merrily rush ahead

with teary eyes

my mother  consoles me

kissing my empty hands

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https://www.amazon.com/They-Gave-Us-Life-Celebrating/dp/0998073296/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508999031&sr=1-1&keywords=They+Gave+Us+Life%3A+Celebrating+Mothers%2C+Fathers+%26+Others+in+Haiku.