morning commute
watching the sun
rise over the dashboard

the sun
between dark clouds
pigeons roosting

hard shift's end
waiting to have blood drawn
then a Starbucks run

a cool breeze brings
overnight misting rain
thrushes gather worms

back in the plant-
doing end of shift reports
while the sun rises

three koi
twirling
in endless circles

pollarded trees
grasp at the lowered clouds
chaffinch song

river waters
running high --
crescent moon caught

we dance
down daffodil lane
once more

cherry blossom
bright against fresh bronze leaves
sparrows dance

Summer Time -
where did I put the booklet
of the sundial ?


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heure d'été -
où ai-je rangé la notice
du cadran solaire ?

cooler weather
brings the return of coats
muffled walkers

plum blossoms
making me drunk—
give me more!

sullen sky
over a flowering viburnum
forsythia fades

Tanka..similarly

days into spring,
lumps of snow still remain--
here and there
I gaze out the window
my lovers, all, slowly faded too
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..channeled; spirit Harmony;
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a red tulip
is joined by several yellow ones
daffodils fade

morning ginko
daffodils begin to bud
above the spring snow

old cola can
a splash of red in the garden
tulips

riverside forsythia:
lighting
underwater caverns

spring sunshine
on the old stones of Arbor Low
cloud shadows

the moon, bright
through a gap in the curtains
cats fighting

weekend treats-
first of this year's garden goodies
new found Asian market

early sunlight
streams through the window
the cat wants breakfast

Spring...
mediocrity fini--life,
parading women
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a breeze
fresh like the blossom
then stillness

white clouds
of cherry blossoms
of smoke

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pilvinä
kirsikankukkia
savua

witnessing
the earthquake ravaged country
sad spring moon
tinged  the colour of sorrow
faded cherry blossom

fragrance
fills the gap
between the flowers


The Heron’s Nest,Vol.XIII,No.1,March 2011

gardens on the edge
of the railroad -
forsythias in bloom


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jardins en bordure
de la voie ferrée -
les forsythias en fleur

weeping blossoms
the uprooted tree adrift
after the tsunami

morning chores
first plant run of the season
the smell of manure

melting snow
the old pine gingerly
limbers up

lively ants

on her kitchen table

and in the sink

a sparrow
pecks at the aubretia
aphids already?

heart chakra
today I feel the need
to water magnolias

.

damp clings
to the shrubs and trees
muted songs

apricot blossom
maybe this year
is the one

mist becomes rain
catkins on the alder trees
turn brown

shrouded in mist
pollarded trees grasp the sky
eyelashes, heavy with rain

stretching over
the raging waters
a branch of bright cherry buds

(for Japan's sadness)

the sun reflects
from a garden full of frost
iced primulas

dawn chorus
I lie awake in the dark
listening

solar lights
sparkle in the night garden
morning frost

a future waterfall
bursts dancing pinheads
into new angel DNA

gendai verse

A possible 1000 people have lost lives.  This is truly horrible, and thankfully due to Government preparations over the years, it could have easily been ten times that number.

My thoughts go out to everyone in Japan, including my haikai literature colleagues.

japan tsunami
short question in my prayer
god, falling asleep?

*Deepest sympathy for the victims of Japan tsunami

shop-bought violets
lift up their angry faces
compost heap thrushes

smooth cherry bark
studded by nodules of fresh leaves
sparrows in sunshine

deep droning
from the motorway
a lark sings

afternoon rhapsody
perpetual cry of
cicadas

rapsodi siang
garengpung di dahan turi
terus berdengung

little sparrow
I regret nothing today
flowers in the wind

A homage to La Môme Piaf  

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the bones of trees
shaking in the gusting wind
sparrows bowled along

water water every where

water water every where

black cat
turns to look -
yellow of daffodils

i've learned about
the meaning of being alone
if only you're here
you'd know my new friends
a tremor and a poetry book

sudah kupelajari
arti hidup menyendiri
jika kau ada
kenalilah teman-teman baruku
tremor dan buku puisi

hard spikes of grass
whitened by morning frost
sparrows on the roof

daffodil spikes
show their first yellow slivers
currants flush pink

let it snow
isn't it almost spring
hand me a flake
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sparrows cheep
in the hour before dawn
dogs snore

Tanka..rootlike

the promise of spring
forgives the divine plan, to chart
fallen leaves
and igloo weather
our lips bubble, rootlike
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blackbird hen
on the bird table
sparrows glower

no sunshine
penetrates the stratus
seagulls on the playground

sweet smoke

labial folds of tulip leaves
among last year's withered browns
variegated arum

soaking up
after the monsoon rains
--scent of frangipani

perfumed air
melts the heart
that aches

green fuzz
blankets the willow withies
morning mist

spring -
blackbirds
trembling

yellow blossom tree
eyes full of sleep
and wonder