sparrow’s song

sparrow’s song
the tree she planted
about to leaf

Mariposa #28, Spring/Summer 2013

National Haiku Poetry Day- 2013

Today has been designated  National Haiku Poetry Day. Click on the link below, to read a post I created for the HSA Oregon blog, from haiku contributed by Oregon and SW Washington haiku poets.

National Haiku Poetry Day- 2013.

open circle

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

open circle
always room
for one more 

And amazingly, that concludes the 31-day challenge. Where did March go??

tabula rasa

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

tabula rasa
waiting for the story
to unfold

en pointe

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

en pointe
dancing to music
only she hears

first light

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

first light
the sound of one bird
then many

another anniversary

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

another anniversary
stitching our past
to our future

keeping vigil

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

keeping vigil
all through the night
fields of poppies

our last goodbye

our last goodbye
pine trees shrouded
by the mist

(tied for 1st place, Caribbean Kigo Kukai #40, March 2013)

under the pergola

For the I Doodle, You ‘Ku  challenge, on Aubrie Cox’s Yay Words blog:

Because I love teddy bears and tea so much,  I just had to write two!

under the pergola
we linger over
our second cup

***

dappled sunlight
he says my secrets
are safe with him