brass bell: a haiku journal

My two haiku about childhood memories published in brass bell: a haiku journal. Thank you so much, Zee Zahava. Looking forward to the next issue!

NHK Haiku Masters October 2017

     My haiku made it to the Haiku This Photo section of Haiku Masters gallery.

     Find out who the Haiku Master of the Week is and whose haiku and photo haiku have been selected. Click here. 

Ribbons (Spring/Summer 2016)

Tears of a Child

where are the memories
of mother loving me?
tiny spiders
crawl out from the cracks
of her headstone

the many times
I rolled down the stairs
as a child
her spankings hurt
more than any fall

moth wings quiver
with the slightest wind
all the things
I wish I could have done
without fear

growing up
her photos followed  me
around the room
an artificial flower arrangement
stuck in an old vase

a tree branches out
with its blossoms and fruits
I didn’t know
what I wanted to be
but to be loved

you ask me why
now I write these stories
for children. . .
tears rolling down
the doll’s face are mine

Ribbons Winter 2016

STUPOR

no one 

calling my name

this morning

a cup of water stays cold

in the microwave

preparations

for the memorial 

the chrysanthemums

quietly wither

on the side

an avalanche 

of memories snowballing

into grief

the stories behind

a box of receipts

every now and then 

the flicker of a firefly . . .

still in my hand

all of you I need

to let go

not accepting

what goodbye really means

my breath lingers

in every shape and sound

of spring dusk

Prune Juice Issue 17

     Some good things never last too long! In case you don't know yet, this is Terri Hale French's last issue of Prune Juice as editor.

 



 

     I'm glad my 3 senryu are appearing here and that Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu, Kyoka, and Haiga is not really over. Let's give a warm welcome to Steve Hodge as the new editor.

 

 

missing bookend

my life falls apart

without you

 

***

 

brittle bough—

how I break in two

without warning

 

***

 

cannelloni—

the stuff he adds

to his stories

 

2013 National Haiku Writing Month

     This month I'm writing a haiku a day. It's not for a doodle this time (He Doodle, You 'Ku just ended yesterday), but for a prompt on NaHaiWriMo. This is my second time jumping in and I hope to enjoy it as much as last time with all the new and familiar faces. 

     Writing prompts will have a different theme each week. For this week, the theme is food. The February 1 prompt is PASTA. 

cannelloni . . .

the stuff he adds

to his stories

     You can see my haiku here. I hope you join me in posting one haiku a day because this haiku community is so helpful and supportive that you'll never stop visiting the site. Yes, you can continue sharing your haiku for the rest of the year. NaHaiWriMo keeps going on even past February. That's how successful it is! Find out all the details here. 

Mindful Writing Challenge '13 - Day 9