dandelion patch

what it means

to endure

*Published in the April 2023 issue of Stardust Haiku

frost-tipped birdsong

my favorite shade

of indigo

*Published in the January 2023 issue of Stardust Haiku

now and then

salvation through

a zinnia

*Published in the August 2022 issue of Stardust Haiku 

 the speed

of lightning

this life

*Published in the April 2022 issue of Stardust Haiku

peppermint oil

the autumn twilight

upon my skin

*Published in the October 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

 petrichor...

we gather the remnants

of our hope

*Published in the July 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

moonlight

a rose unfolds

within the silence

*Published in the June 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku 

 scent of rose

this fading

spring light

*Published in the May 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

 spiced tea

a little twilight

birdsong

*Published in the April 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

 faraway étude

the dusk within

a blue sea

*Published in the March 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

 not every color

has a name...

midnight jazz

*Published in the February 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

**Selected for the 2021 Red Moon Anthology

***Winner of The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Individual Poem Award 2021

 not everything

has an answer

deepening snow

*Published in the January 2021 issue of Stardust Haiku

distant bonfire

a bit of hickory climbs

through my window

*Published in the October 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku 

moonbow

the strum

of his guitar

*Published in the September 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

storm -

and yet i am

forgiven

*Published in the July 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

summer

my mind is still

winter

*Published in the June 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

towering pine

show me how

to persevere

*Published in the May 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

lullaby...

the wind takes me

through the stars

*Published in the April 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

opera...

all the birds

in the neighborhood

*Published in the March 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

wingspan

of an albatross

this hope

*Published in the February 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku