Behold Issue 6 on Beautiful Defect edited by Susan Furst

My collaborative split sequence and artwork published in Behold, Issue 6, Peace. You can find more poetry and artwork in this wonderful issue edited by Susan Furst here. https://www.beautifuldefect.com/ Thank you, publication twin Susan Furst!

Congratulations

on a bigger and more blessed issue!

Failed Haiku (Volume 5: Issue 57)

 I haven't submitted to Failed Haiku in a very long time so I'm very glad to have my haibun published in the September Issue. My haibun is on page 111.

Download the pdf here. 

Moonbathing Issue 17 (Fall /Winter 2017)

Second Issue of Scryptic Magazine

     Two friends have told me that they loved my haiga in Scryptic and that they did not know I have a dark side.

     Thank you to the editors, Chase Gagnon and Lori A. Minor! Read this spooky and spectacular issue! http://seet25.wixsite.com/scryptic/current-issue

     Here's a beautiful translation in Tagalog by Angelo B. Ancheta. 

     Thank you, Angelo. 

Heart Breaths

     Grateful that 11 of my haiku are included in Heart Breaths: Book of Contemporary Haiku. Available to purchase here .

cloud break . . .
a fledgling peeks out
of a cracked shell

***

spring dawn . . .
a baby robin's trill
warms the sunlight


***

tumbling leaves . . .
I drift where grief
takes me today

***

tracing the cracks
on his leather chair . . .
death anniversary

***

this feeling of knowing
you were already gone . . .
murmur of stars


***

spring buds
his pinky finger
slips into mine

***

banjo strings
the night he plucks
the stars

***

fall morning
a lily laps up
a ray of sunshine

***

sunlight slides
from the mountain top . . .
a seagull's call

***

winter dawn
the cry of a hawk
piercing the fog

***

empty sea . . .
in a fisherman's boat
a bucketful of stars

 

Moonbathing Issue 13 (Autumn/Winter 2015)

     I just received my copy of Moonbathing Issue 13. Another amazing collection of tanka by women poets! Subscribe now. I am grateful to Pamela A. Babusci because she included this poem.

NaHaiWriMo (January 2015 prompts)

 

a piece of sky

mirroring myself . . .

spring pond

 

 

January 1 prompt: mirror

See comments here.

 

marmalade sky  . .

just knowing I'll see you

one day

 

 

January 2 prompt: marmalade

See comments here.

 

that feeling of knowing

you were already gone . . .

murmur of stars

 

 

January 3 prompt: murmur

See comments here.

 

a squirrel nibbles

the afternoon silence . . .

autumn song

 

 

January 4 prompt: morsel

See comments here.

 

purple magnolia . . .

I plunge into the deep

colors of sunset

 

 

January 6 prompt: magnolia

See comments here.

 

star magnolias

even on a moonless night . . .

dreaming again

 

 

January 7 prompt: mask

See comments here.

 

silent war ends . . .

her jar of mango jam

on my welcome mat

 

 

January 9 prompt: mango

See comments here.

 

first date

she hands him

a peppermint candy

 

 

January 14 prompt: mint

See comments here.

 

a firefly blinking

through the fountain mist . . .

memories of you

 

 

January 15 prompt: mist

See comments here.

 

autumn night . . .

a photo frame on her mantel

still empty

 

 

January 16  prompt: mantel

See comments here.

 

NaHaiWriMo (December 2014 prompts)

 

book shelves  . .

if only I could decide

how my story ends

 

 

December 1 prompt: library

See comments here.

 

lavender confetti

the scent of wishes

in stars

 

 

December 2 prompt: lavender

See comments here.

 

morphine moon . . .

catching what he says

that makes sense

 

 

December 3 prompt: language

See comments here.

 

moonlight drips

on my dirty dishes . . .

longest night

 

 

December 5 prompt: liquid

See comments here.

 

 

 

 

December 6 prompt: luscious

See comments here.

 

afternoon nap . . .

a lace of sunlight

lounges on the couch

 

 

December 7 prompt: lazy

See comments here.

 

labyrinth

only to find my way

back to you

 

 

December 8 prompt: labyrinth

See comments here.

 

as if his words

were not sweet enough . . .

cake layers

 

 

December 9 prompt: layers

See comments here.

 

latte tulip

my heart opens

to a new day

 

 

December 10 prompt: latte

See comments here.

 

fall morning

a lily laps up

a ray of sunshine

 

 

December 10 prompt: lap

See comments here.

 

sweet pea

I forget all the words

of our song

 

 

December 11 prompt: lyrics

See comments here.

 

Seize the Poem (October '14 prompt - December '14 prompt)

 

my yesterdays

a river of scarlet tears . . .

now I only dream

of purple cotton candy

and blossom rain

 

 

October 19 prompt: mist/river/shapes

See comments here.

 

 

I hold my breath

between these words

I long to hear . .

the soft, hushed sound

of a violin

 

  

November 23 prompt: violin music/in silence/the unexpected

See comments here.

 

 

winter sun . . .

all it takes to heal

after a night

of heavy silence

is a ringtone

 

 

 

December 6 prompt: winter sun

See comments here.

 

 

the day

I asked you not

to hold my hand . . .

at the corner of my heart

love was just waiting

to bloom

 

 

 

prompt: unexpected places

See comments here.

 

 

a white butterfly

carries my prayer . . .

cancer remission

 

 

each moment with you sea asters

 

 

 

December 26 prompt: white butterfly/sea asters

See comments here.

 

Skylark's 3rd Issue

     Great news! Skylark's 3rd issue is out and my tanka is included among other wonderful poems. 

blue dragonfly...
the coolest night of fall
makes me remember
all the promises
he never made

     Here's the announcement from Claire Everett:

Delighted to announce the publication of the 3rd issue of SKYLARK (Summer 2014). 

This issue is the biggest yet and is dedicated to Martin Lucas, as is the Skylark's Nest Award for the Winter 2014 issue.

Thank you to all contributors and readers for your support in making this journal what it is -- a labour of love!

I'm also delighted to announce that Jenny Angyal is the new Reviews and Features Editor for Skylark commencing with the Winter 2014 issue. Please see the website for submission details.

And congratulations to Beth McFarland, winner of the Skylark's Nest Award, Summer 2014. The winning tanka graces the back cover and Beth will be the judge for the Winter award. The winning tanka and runners up (selected by Jenny Ward Angyal) will be added to the website in the next few days.

Enjoy!

http://skylarktanka.weebly.com/readbuy-skylark.html

NaHaiWriMo #17- 21 Prompt

    

brussel sprouts . . .
the stink of his remark

stays in the room

Feb. 21 prompt: brussel sprouts

See comments here.

Feb. 20 prompt: bling

See comments here. 

spring dawn . . .

a baby robin's trill

warms the sunlight

Feb. 19 prompt: baby
See comments here. 

enfolded with the memory

of last night's kiss . . .
breakfast burrito

Feb. 18 prompt: burrito
See comments here. 

blueberry bagel . . .

that hollow center

still craving for you

Feb. 17 prompt: bagel

See comments here.

Tanka Poets on Site (February 6 prompt)

a fading song

of a nightingale . . .

whatever is left of me

will learn to forget

how the night bleeds

prompt: leftovers

See prompt here.
 

For Kat Creighton

     She will be surely missed by many. Rest in peace, Kat.

     This is the haiku she wrote for my photo at the 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge in 2012.

early autumn . . .
all this talk
about our direction

For Kat:

the sting
of the wind
this winter night . . .
who knows when
and where we'll be

Tanka Poets on Site (September 15 prompt)

winter night . . .

I feel a quiver
I cannot explain...
just when your shadow
touches mine



prompt: shadow
See comments here. 

Tanka Poets on Site (August 27 prompt)

seeing the first light

of morning in your eyes

I start to smile

from the memory

of last night's kisses

prompt: waking up from a different place

See comments here.