solitaire

solitaire
on a night in spring
I lose

First published in Failed Haiku

yearbook

high school yearbook
I wonder what I
would think of me

First published in Failed Haiku

Grandmother

Grandmother's house
the upright piano
no one ever played

First published in Failed Haiku. A slightly different version, published in A Thousand Gourds, was posted here at the time of that publication.

Mother's Day

waiting for a call
from the son who never calls –
Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all who qualify.

square

village square
leaves blowing across
the afternoon

First published in Acorn.

Happy Easter, everyone

new

lunar new year
I give my resolution
one more chance

First published in Failed Haiku

square

village square
leaves drifting across
the afternoon

First published in Acorn.

Well, look here, it's April already! Who knows where the time goes? I haven't been here since February, and it seems like only yesterday. Anyway, I should be around more frequently now.

My thanks to Magyar for your concern.