flag

flag pin

in the salesman's lapel

Memorial Day

(I'll be taking a break over the holiday. See you in early June.)

rushing the season?

barefoot

the earth

pushes back

While we're on the subject . . .

Mother's Day

something sexy

for his wife

(Lest we forget. Published at temps libre)

another for mother

(Still not talking about anybody we know)

Mother's Day

she tries not to hide

her disappointment

mother

shaking her head

before she reads the menu

Mother's Day

(Of course, I don't mean your mother.)

dusk

dusk

the brook becomes

its sound

(Published in World Haiku Review)

desert

desert lightning

the thunder

we don't hear

(Published in World Haiku Review)