private

private beach

a seagull

rides the swells

[First published in White Lotus]

love

she loves me–

at last I've found

the right daisy

(First posted in a giddy moment at Vaughn's blog; click on masago-no-haiku at the left.)

mountains

mountains reflected

in shining waters

I look for a rhyme

(This is a wet-ink posting. I just wrote this as a reflection on a tanka at Kristin Riggs's blog, which you can access by clicking on "kristin riggs" to the left.)

nonstop

nonstop the prairie night

(I don't write many one-liners)

laughing

laughing child

the ocean froths

at his feet

[First published in Ambrosia]

bonsai

bonsai–

still sensitive

about my height

[First published in Notes from the Gean]