no radio 

I listen to

the earth move

*Published in Incense Dreams 2.1

crocus buds...

in each blessing

newfound peace

*Published in the March 2018 issue of Stardust Haiku

warm saffron

his gaze lingers

on my dress

sunset

the thinning veil

of our worlds

*Published in Akitsu Quarterly Spring 2018

stargazing

a moment alone

with my ancestors

the anniversary

of mother's passing

heavy rain

*Published in Wild Voices: an anthology of short poetry & art by women (Volume 2)
**stargazing was a 2019 Dwarf Stars Award Nominee
***stargazing was selected for The Haiku Foundation’s Per Diem on 1/20/20

shades drawn

setting boundaries 

with the News Feed

*Published in Haiku Windows: Window Shade, Window Blind on The Haiku Foundation’s website

June 23rd

I couldn't enter her room without full protective gear. While preparing myself, I told a passing nurse, "She's dying. I just want to hold her hand."

skin to skin

the way you soothed me

as a child

*Published in the February 2018 edition of Seedpods

**2nd place in the UHTS Samurai Haibun Contest 2017
***Selected for the 2018 Red Moon Anthology

fresh vanilla

your arms

around mine

*Published in the February 2018 issue of Stardust Haiku

Slippage

, and it was very surreal, like a dream within a dream

how gently

rain falls

down

the edge

of reason

*

Empty Pockets

I remember the first time my grandmother said she loved me. It was right before she asked if I could buy her some cat food.

wind-swept leaves

what's gone

is gone

*

Ordinary Illusions

before the crash, seconds really do become miles

past

present

future

it's wherever you drop

the needle

*Published by The Other Bunny on 2/19/18

apartment life

the gift of earplugs

on Valentine's

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 2/14/18

sub-zero

our exhale

louder than words

*Published in the January 2018 issue of Stardust Haiku

yin and yang

after Chopin

Nine Inch Nails

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 1/14/18

This Old Sweater

I don't mind change. A new haircut. A new hobby. Life's short, right? But for whatever reason, my favorite album hasn't changed in 20 years.

every day

the same sun

warms my veins

*Published in Contemporary Haibun Online, vol 13 no 4

rainbow sky

when I forget

life is beautiful 

umbra

the things I hide

from myself 

embers

our friendship 

slowly ends

winter night

my shadow slips

into a dream

*Published in Incense Dreams 1.3

**rainbow sky was inducted into the issue’s Cave of Resilience

octopus

this bed

of nails

mist over moon the blame of rape

what were you saying these tentacles in me

into the mouth of violet burning night

*Published in the December 2017 edition of is/let

office politics

a cheetah licks

the bone clean

*Published in Frameless Sky Issue 7

starless night

I say my apology

to the wind

*Published in the December 2017 issue of Stardust Haiku

frozen lake

another bout

of writer's block

*Published in Issue #122 of Hedgerow: a journal of short poems

mother's funeral

the cool touch

of regret

*Selected haiku, NHK World Haiku Masters: December, Week 1

hallelujah!

good hair

on a rainy day 

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

match strike

a sudden whisper

of truth

*Published in the November 2017 issue of Stardust Haiku

cloudy night

the moon and I

disappear

unemployed

my long commute

to an empty fridge

*Published in Issue #59 of Presence

starlight

I remember

who I am

*Published in Issue #121 of Hedgerow: a journal of small poems

thistle

an old wound

surfaces

rough bark

the untold stories

of my body

*Published in the 2017 issue of Under the Basho (Modern Haiku section)

squiggles on paper

my niece says

it's a dinosaur

sisters

after all these years

friends

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

graveyard

the secrets

I keep

*Published by Haikuniverse (www.haikuniverse.com) on 10/31/17
*2018 Dwarf Stars Award Nominee