some poems from this year

hearing it

in the robin’s song

first light

          Presence 75

 

 

 

by means of pheromones summer clouds

          Modern Haiku 54.3

 

 

 

morning light a fly carries some dew elsewhere

          Presence 76

 

 

 

hazel budburst the green woodpecker’s rippling call

          Blithe Spirit 33.2

 

 

 

in the wilderness of bluebells war graves

         Presence 76

 

 

a tinker with what spells birdsong

          NOON: journal of the short poem, 23

 

 

amongst saplings
a fox skull missing
most of its teeth

          Kingfisher 8

 

 

 

all tabs open november rain

          Kingfisher 7

 

 

 

thinking it’d get easier winter stars

          Acorn 50

 

 

until there’s only the robin dusk

          Kingfisher 7

Also, I’ve had the pleasure of being interviewed by Julie Bloss Kelsey at the haiku foundation. It can be read here.

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a few recent poems

on the latch spring

 

 

june breeze
a rainbow pinned
to her jeans shorts

Modern Haiku 52:3

 

 

inner ear dreaming up a shell

NOON: journal of the short poem #20 (read the latest issue/s online here)

 

 

autumn rain
nobody to hold
the ladder

Presence #71

 

 

spring morning
the graveyard fills
with butterflies

 

 

waiting for you at dusk robin song

Presence #70

 

 

 

& last but not least ‘Stillness in Movement’, a collaboration with Ron C. Moss & Steve Hodge, is available to view here.

interview

A few days ago I had the pleasure of talking haiku/poetry/life etc with the wonderful Mike Rehling. Thanks for watching!

PS Pop over to the failed haiku youtube channel to browse more interviews with various haiku poets/editors.