In 2004, two of my poems appeared in Erotic Haiku, edited and translated by Hiroaki Sato, with illustrations by Emi Suzuki. IBC Publishing published the book in Japan in 2004 and Stone Bridge Press republished it in the United States in 2005. Here are my two poems from the book, plus a piece of collage artwork by Terry Ann Carter that incorporates the second of these two poems. The first poem was also used in the book's publicity description on both Amazon and Goodreads. +
deserted beach—
a bikini top
rolls in on a wave
人気なき浜辺の
波の揉む
ビキニ
our rhythmic breathing
a bee slips deeper
into the fuchsia
息合って
蜜蜂もぐる
フクシアに