dragonfly

a ripple forms

on quiet water

*Published in the fall 2017 issue of Acorn: a journal of contemporary haiku

grapevine

our words vanish

in the mist

*Published in the October 2017 issue of Stardust Haiku

the long road home

still

incomplete

*Published in Chrysanthemum 22 along with a German translation:

die lange Straße nach Hause
noch immer
nicht fertig

heated argument

my curls refuse

to straighten

group therapy

I place a 6-pack

on the table

*Published in the October 2017 issue of Cattails

crickets

when we discuss

assault

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 10/11/17

alone

even the wind

avoids touch

*9th place in the European Quarterly Kukai #19

forest fire

our Mother

weeps

*Published by My Haiku Pond's 2nd Annual Haiku for Change Event (2017) in conjunction with 100 Thousand Poets for Change

quiet storm

I close my eyes

to listen

*Published in the October issue of brass bell: a haiku journal

by the river

my thoughts

dive in

*Published on Cha No Keburi on 9/6/17 and translated into Italian by Lucia Fontana:

lungo il fiume
i miei pensieri
s’immergono

yellowed

the pages

of our love

*Published in the September 2017 issue of Stardust Haiku

lost in thought

a moss-covered trail

brings me home

*Published in Issue #120 of Hedgerow: a journal of small poems

after death

mother says

she's alive

seven floors

below ground

finally safe

sacred geometry

my body aligned

with his

lucid dream

I rewrite

our story

parallel universe

a monster runs away

from me

*Published in Incense Dreams 1.2

Note: the following horror-themed haiku may contain images or subjects that some readers may find upsetting. 

Sunday morning
we exorcise the demon
of you

burnt sky
a sorceress warns
about the future

midnight
the ghosts of our past
flank my vision

hot breath
in my ear
chilled words

blindfolded
a voice whispers
don't scream

scarred and bruised
the hand reaching
for mine

chessboard
you move; I move
toward destruction

wasteland
I roam the empty streets
caked in regret

*Published in Issue 1.2 of Scryptic Magazine
**Sunday morning was selected for Scryptic's Best of 2017 - 2018 Anthology

hummingbird...

my thoughts come

and go

*1st place in the 21st Indian Kukai
**This poem was also featured on Haiku Commentary: 
https://haikucommentary.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/tiffany-shaw-diazs-hummingbird/

midday hike

our brief journey

on the same path

500-year-old tree

now I know

how the ant feels

foggy cliff

I step into

the unknown

rustling petals

thank you for the reminder

 to breathe

*Published in Akitsu Quarterly Fall 2017
**foggy cliff was published by The Daily Haiku (Charlotte Digregorio) on 10/3/17

melting snow

my heart

warms

*Published in the August 2017 issue of Stardust Haiku

family reunion 

extra salt

and vinegar 

*Published in The Heron's Nest Volume XIX, Number 3: September 2017

ah...

hot water 

meets the teabag

cozy bath

my ally

in healing

daydream

to be the river

filled with light

*Published in the September issue of brass bell: a haiku journal

morning calm

a young blackbird

finds her voice

*Published in Wild Plum 3:2 (fall/winter 2017)

mid-argument the subjunctive chimes in

*Published in Sonic Boom Issue Nine

warm day

he calls me

missus 

*Published in The Asahi Shimbun (Asahi Haikuist Network) on 8/4/17

midnight sun
the last stage
of grief

*Published by Ama no gawa on 7/31/17 and translated into Italian by Elisa Allo:

sole di mezzanotte

l’ultima fase
del dolore

potted lavender

our differences

set aside

*Published by Memorie di una geisha on 7/29/17 and translated into Italian by Eufemia Griffo:

lavanda in vaso
mettiamo da parte
le nostre differenze

open window

moonlight sneaks in

with the breeze

farmers' market

shoppers Instagram 

the rainbow

*Published in Issue #58 of Presence 

tornado

where my car

used to be

*Published in The Asahi Shimbun (Asahi Haikuist Network) on 7/21/17