forbidden fruit

beneath a torn sky

my first bite

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 2/14/17

dandelions inch closer -

today's gossip

fresh

*Published by Under the Basho (www.underthebasho.com) on 11/24/16

shadows cast

upon a broken sidewalk

his hand in mine

*Published by Under the Basho (www.underthebasho.com) on 11/24/16

exhale...

grass yielding

to afternoon wind

*Published by Under the Basho (www.underthebasho.com) on 11/24/16

nearby storm -

my words and yours

soak the air

*Published by Under the Basho (www.underthebasho.com) on 11/24/16

a game of hide-and-seek

the memories

I've lost

*Published by Under the Basho (www.underthebasho.com) on 11/24/16

howling wind

the last time

we spoke 

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 2/11/17
**Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu in NeverEnding Story on 5/11/18

seashell, I hold you gently 

along with the ocean

housed within 

*Published by The Micropoets Society (www.micropoetry.com) on 2/15/17