Memorial Day

Memorial Day

the little boy's finger goes

bang bang bang

(Published in Magnapoets; written on Memorial Day 2008.)

show

flower show

a child tells me

her favorite color

(Published in Magnapoets)

summer morning

summer morning

my neighbor's boat

nudges the dock

(Second place, Sketchbook kukai, June 2008; assigned kigo: "summer morning")

secret

spring thunder

I promise not to tell

her mother

(This appeared in the Shiki Kukai, June 2008, where it took second place in the free format category. The assigned topic was "secret," with the recommendation that the content of the secret not be identified.)

I'll be on a break until the middle of the month. Stay well, my friends.