Vispo Contest in Sonic Boom Journal

So honored to be included in Sonic Boom Journal's Vispo Gallery 2021. There were 93 entries and only 19 were selected. Yahoo! Clink here to see all the artwork. CONTESTS | sonicboom (wixsite.com)

Fireflies' Light, Issue 23

First time in Fireflies' LIght! I have a bunch of haiku, senryu, tanka, cherita, and haiga included in the current issue. These are my haiga created by playing with alcohol ink, gel prints, and doodlng. If you want to read the full issue, here it is. Missouri Baptist University (mobap.edu)

Blithe Spirit Voume 28, Number 1

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

 

Seize the Poem (January 2015 prompt - April 2015 prompt)

January 2 prompt: branches

See comments here.

summer clouds

the taste of a moment

as it melts away

January 9 prompt: cloud watching

See comments here.

February 3 prompt: moon

See comments here.

healing after a good cry cloud break

February 5 prompt: one-liner/monostitch

See comments here.

magenta lips the kiss of summer wind

pink moon the taste of our make-up kiss

summer clouds my dreams sailing away

apple blossoms blowing kisses in the wind

Kathy Uyen Nguyen's response:

falling myrtle your apology a kiss away

fishtailed sky another wish woven through bubble wands

koi pond I stir my hopes into the patchwork of clouds

February 5 prompt: one-liner/monostitch

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February 5 prompt: one-liner/monostich

See comments here.

watching

a seagull glide against

the overcast sky . . .

I forgot to tell the driver

to turn right

February 6 prompt: road signs

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February 8: sky colors

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February 9 prompt: straight lines

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Kathy Uyen Nguyen's response:

opal blue skies

a robin pens its story

with a throaty flourish

February 10 prompt: grey

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scarlet sky

diluted with dreams

of having you near . . .

this winter I dwell on

the love, not the pain

February 17: winter palette

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February 23 prompt: petal

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barn door . . .

horse grunts slide out

into the sunshine

* Previously posted at NaHaiWriMo. Thanks to Kathy Uyen Nguyen. I love the way she revised the second line for me.

February 21 prompt:

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the frays of sadness

fading into the sunlight . . .

the yellow flowers

we planted together

now in full bloom

March 26 off prompt

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thunderstorm —

our pillows strewn

all over the floor

March 27 prompt: thunderstorm

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not knowing

the exact moment

I knew I loved you . . .

footsteps of a flamingo

at the edge of the lake

April 2 prompt: sneak, light walking

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the sparrow's last sip

from a birdbath . . .

on your birthday

how I didn't want to believe

in your goodbyes

*Thanks again to Kathy for helping me revise this.

April 3 prompt: drink, drought, birdbath

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NaHaiWriMo #17- 21 Prompt

    

brussel sprouts . . .
the stink of his remark

stays in the room

Feb. 21 prompt: brussel sprouts

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Feb. 20 prompt: bling

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spring dawn . . .

a baby robin's trill

warms the sunlight

Feb. 19 prompt: baby
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enfolded with the memory

of last night's kiss . . .
breakfast burrito

Feb. 18 prompt: burrito
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blueberry bagel . . .

that hollow center

still craving for you

Feb. 17 prompt: bagel

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Tanka Poets on Site (February 4 prompt)

a shaft of sunlight
slants in through
an open window . . .
my heart starts learning
to forgive



prompt: eye on the ball
See comments here.

NaHaiWriMo Prompt and Dos Por Dos Poetry

     For the all the daily prompts on NaHaiWriMo this February, I'm writing a dos por dos haiku. 
     Here are the following poems that I've written so far and have posted both on NaHaiWriMo and Dos Por Dos.

Feb. 3 prompt: bandaid

open wound 

I let the sunlight

mend me

 

See NaHaiWriMo comments here.
See Dos Por Dos comments here. 

Feb. 2 prompt: brother

brother's visit

once again the daffodils

spring up

See NaHaiWriMo comments here.
See Dos Por Dos comments here.

Feb. 1 prompt: banjo

banjo strings

the night he plucks

the stars

 

See NaHaiWriMo comments here.
See Dos Por Dos comments here.

Bamboo Hut Vol. 1 Issue 2

     Here are my five tanka included in the 2nd issue of Bamboo Hut.

all the things
your didn't want to
talk about . . .
now I'm left with
crumpled leaves               


not knowing
if my heart will ever
stop hurting . . .
the train passes me by
one more time


as you drift away
I cherish the sweeping light
of our memories . . .
the darkness of the night
brightens all the stars


days after
the memorial . . .
I find comfort
watering his plants
for the first time


sunlight dance
on the bedroom wall . . .
how my heart flutters
with the way you say
good morning


Click this to read the issue. 
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NaHaiWriMo 2013 - Day 10

garden path . . .

on her wedding gown

the trail of sunlight

See my haiku post here. 

The Best of Five Line Poems 2012 Now Available

     Ed Bremson did it again! His new ebook, The Best of Five Line Poems 2012, has made it to #3 among poetry books in the Kindle store. This wonderful collection, containing some samples of poems posted in the Facebook group "Five Line Poems" and "Tanka Poet Society" in 2012, may be purchased here. 

     Here are the three poems I've contributed to this ebook. 

frost moon

I stare at another

candy wrapper

waiting for a sugar high

to fill my emptiness

stardust

on New Year's eve . . .

our hope

shining even brighter

with every kiss

sunlight streaming

through the kitchen window . . .

as I wash the dishes

how you smile at me

is all I can imagine

Sunlit Honey

Inspired by Rick Daddario's 30 Days of Haiga - 

September 28th prompt: honey

and September Heights P#187 - 

prompt: waltz

Related posts:

* Spring Dawn -  September 22nd haiga

* Autumn Equinox - September 21st haiga

* Evening Glory - September 20th haiga

* Prickly Heat- September 18th haiga

* Moonlit Meadow - September 17th haiga

* Ring on Her Finger - September 14th haiga

* Blue Moon - September 1st haiga

Update: 

Shared with Free Haiga on Facebook - Sept. 30, 2012

The Collaborative Photo-Haiku Project (Entry 23)

     This is for Rina Macaranas and Cara Holman who are both celebrating their birthdays today. 

photo by Tif Holmes

birthday dance . . .

on her bedroom wall

wings of sunlight


~o~


saffron sky-
how will i wait
till morning?


(Asni Amin)


saffron sky-
how will i wait
till morning
how you smiled at me
is all I can imagine

(collaborative tanka with Asni)

The Collaborative Photo-Haiku Project (Entry 23)

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