splinter

teasing out a splinter

from the sole of my foot–

the heat!

[This is a revised version of a haiku that appeared in the Shiki Monthly Kukai, Free Format division, for June 2009. The assigned topic: wood]

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

a pregnant woman

climbs the church steps

[First place, Caribbean Kigo Kukai, June, 2009; Kigo: Corpus Christi]

twilight

long twilight

the old widower argues

with his wife

[First published in Notes from the Gean]

Father's Day

Father's Day . . .

he looks at me

from the mirror

sultry

sultry night

the rhythm of oars

stroking the lake

[First published in The Heron's Nest]

haigaonline

A haiga to which I contributed the haiku is included in the current edition of Haigaonline, a site well worth knowing apart from my modest effort

http://haigaonline.com

clearing

sky clearing

the trail of a sparrow

through a puddle

[First published in Moonset]

dandelions

dandelions

I run to catch up

with the toddler

[First published in Ambrosia]

June 6

June six*

some year September eleven

will be just a date

*June 6, 2009, marks the 45th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy invasion of World War II.

weight

a bee's weight

on the petal

summer's end

Summer's end? Why, it's only beginning! But we're still learning, and we posted this for practice.

This time, photo and verse are both mine.

haiga 1

sunset

the pay phone

stops ringing

Photo by Pat. This haiga represents a departure at this blog and is by way of being an experiment. The picture was taken in Victoria, British Columbia, last September.

shoots

daffodil shoots . . .

underneath a bandage

the cut begins to itch

[First published in The Heron's Nest]