years

wedding announcement

all those years we didn't ask

and they didn't tell

For Bill and Jack 

where

butterfly

where do I

begin

First place, Shiki Monthly Kukai, June 2015; Assigned theme: Insect metamorphosis

her

her suicide . . .

the church full of people

I think I know

First published in Modern Haiku

dot

monsoon season raindrops dot the dust

This is one for my friends in Santa Fe. It appeared in the Shiki Monthly Kukai for May 2015; kigo was "rainy season."

I'll be taking a break. I'll be back on or about June 25. Stay well, my friends.

scary

scary movie

my living room

never dark enough

Although I wrote this a few days ago, I'm posting it as a response to Tikkis's comment-ku on "solstice."

solstice

solstice

the darkness

of the wind

First published in The Heron's Nest