watching

the fly outside

my home

it has been

one long

lonely year

*Published by Cold Moon Journal on 9/28/20

moonbow

the strum

of his guitar

*Published in the September 2020 issue of Stardust Haiku

 where the wind blows

                                                                  an afterthought

*Published by Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective on 9/24/20

orchid

how calmly you leave

this earth 

*Published via the Poetry Pea podcast (Series 3, Episode 18: Loss)

the most beautiful painting in the world

happened to be just

outside my home

and not surprisingly

in the shape

of a large magnolia bud

*

no words needed

we may not speak

the same language

dearest rain

but somehow we seem
to always
understand one another

*

now pick up those pom-poms

the world doesn’t need

another critic

it desperately needs

another cheerleader

*

because i do

do you ever feel
overwhelmed
when the sky

turns bright pink
as the night
draws near

*

a poem for the bereaved

may these words
walk alongside you
like a close friend

and when the tears
fall from your cheek
may each letter

carry your grief

*Published in Fireflies’ Light: A Magazine of Short Poems #20

just what i needed

today

the sun shone brilliantly

without a filter of clouds

thank you, God

for this blessed relief

*

in your arms

the way rose oil
warms up on skin
is the only comparison
i have
for this sweet summer night

*

so ordinary and yet not

there are days when
my heart is so heavy
i can barely move
and the only comfort
i can find
is that everyone else
has these days too

*

in defense of sadness

the grass has turned brown
my friends

this is why we need
those dark days of rain

*

intermission (for movies and life)

listen to the birds
outside your window
and don’t forget to look up
to the stars

*Published in Fireflies’ Light: A Magazine of Short Poems #20

 further

into isolation

waning moon

*Published in The Asahi Shimbun (Asahi Haikuist Network) on 9/4/20