My Poems in Wales Haiku Journal
The following are all my poems published in Wales Haiku Journal since it began in 2018, with my most recent poems shown first. See also “12 neon buddhas” and my essay contributions listed on their Features page. My gratitude to the editors. +
Summer 2024
her chemo
caught in pictures
the fire’s embers
Spring 2024
pebbles crackling
on granny’s driveway . . .
snow in the air
shall I compare thee
to a summer’s day?
the last firefly
Autumn 2023
heron rookery—
on our silent walk
you reach for my hand
Summer 2023
September sun—
the ref ties
the goalie’s shoe
Spring 2023
power failure—
my kids don't know
how to brush their teeth
Spring 2022
passing water skier . . .
the white egret
lifts with the wave
Summer 2022
the eyrie above me
sways in the wind—
forest fire moon
jiggering chrysalis—
sunlight, now
to the base of the bush
Spring 2022
passing water skier . . .
the white egret
lifts with the wave
Autumn 2021
swirling snow—
the sign says “sorry”
on the soup kitchen door
Summer 2021
midnight temblor—
the tiny lampchain
ticks against the lamp
Spring 2021
a day with rain—
coffeeshop cobblestones
thicker with moss
Summer 2020
finding them by touch
under the paisley couch . . .
newborn kittens
the scent of cedar
on a rusting chisel—
waning moon
Spring 2018
in the breeze
of an ambulance
a nodding iris
from here to the mountain wildflowers
the shadow in a honeycomb where the bee backed out
