orange leaves
the old barn sags
into its boards
Acorn: A Journal of Contemporary Haiku; Spring, 2012: 26
purple sky—
slicing the wind,
a boomerang of geese
Shamrock Haiku Journal; June, 2013
first date . . .
on the porch swing the fog creeps
closer, closer
Modern Haiku 44.3; Fall, 2013
forgetting myself . . .
cherry blossoms
in the wind
Frogpond 37.2; Spring/Summer, 2014: 14
trailer park yard sale love songs of Elton John
Under the Basho; April, 2015
endless summer driving the pinwheels half crazy
Under the Basho; April, 2015
blizzard after—
adding tempeh to my shopping list
Lyrical Passion; 2015
Kroger’s—
that bitch side of me—
expired coupons, pesticide potatoes . . .
Lyrical Passion; 2015
Kroger’s—
Mom’s Depends hidden
beneath pink grapefruit
Lyrical Passion; 2015
crazy leaves
on All Hallow's Eve
I gut a pumpkin
Cattails; May, 2015
spring rain
anglers on the sidewalk
loop their way home
Asahi Haikuist Network; May, 2015
after rains
an orange beak noodles up
an angle worm
Asahi Haikuist Network; May, 2015
pink dogwood a lucky penny in the grass
Asahi Haikuist Network; May, 2015
old barn
the scent of jerseys
and bailer twine
Heron’s Nest; June, 2015
August heat—
cracked dirt in the shape
of a puddle
Heron’s Nest; June, 2015
cattails
my eye just missing
the splash of a frog
Mainichi; May 30, 2015
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
winter thaw
the snowman's lopsided eyes
peer my way
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
bright sun after storms
rain drops
on the collard greens
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
spring breeze
cherry blossoms
holding on
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
muted moos—
county fair aromas
of kettle corn
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
rustling features
bird seed crumbs
in the snow
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
muddy bike trail
a wood chuck diving
into shadow
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
April rain
a stray Tom drinks
from a fresh puddle
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
October apples
I toss away
another core
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
first colors
red tulips
glinting with dew
Taj Mahal Review No. 14.1; June, 2015
scent of fresh cut grass
beheaded dandelion
oozing bitter white
Haiku Journal 36; April, 2015
the encroaching night
eating a lamppost's shadow
a stranger, smoking
Haiku Journal 36; April, 2015
the tree's silver bark
shining in the moonlit dark
nighttime is talking
Haiku Journal 37; June, 2015
pink sky in April
tangled in honeysuckle
hummingbird’s delight
Haiku Journal 37; June, 2015
September sunset—
winding into forever
the bucolic roads
Haiku Journal 37; June, 2015
cold cemetery—
a flurry of whippoorwills
water-washed tombstones
Haiku Journal 37; June, 2015
gushing brook water
alive with shifting shadows
half minnows half light
Haiku Journal 38; 2015
sting of sleet a moss-covered a grave stone (June 8)
May dandelions open to the fatness of bumblebees (June 9)
so in style the way a dogwood blooms (June 10)
walking through spring a boy likes my sneakers (June 11)
library book sale the poems of William Blake (June 12)
7X20; June 8-12, 2015
purple sky
movements beneath moles holes
what the stray cat knows
Hedgerow No. 33; June, 2015
after rains—
blue jay jive in the bird bath
cumulus clouds
Hedgerow No. 33; June, 2015
August eve
long green sunlight
creeps along the grass
Hedgerow No. 33; June, 2015
saturnine sunrise coffee cup half full of dreams
Frogpond 38:2; Spring/Summer, 2015
in dappled shade
beneath white dogwood bracts
a warbler worming
Three Line Poetry 32; 2015
crisp October—
I toss away
an apple core
Presence 52; 2015: 31
ashen sky
I bypass
a black hearse
50 haikus 1.7; 2015
county fair . . .
cumulus clouds of cotton candy
corn dog (99) scents
50 haikus 1.7; 2015
Lumber jacks saw logs
As girls toy with paper dolls
Sugar cookies rise
Skyline Magazine 1.1; March-May, 2007
Gemeinschaft: Poems for the Common Good; Scars Publications, 2003
Maidens kiss a frog
Hoping for a dashing prince
Amusing owls
Skyline Magazine 1.1; March-May, 2007
Gemeinschaft: Poems for the Common Good; Scars Publications, 2003
In woods with growls
Little flowers pine for light
Salamanders crawl
Skyline Magazine 1.1; March-May, 2007
Gemeinschaft: Poems for the Common Good; Scars Publications, 2003