Death

death of a singer
whose songs I never knew . . .
I grow old

Old as I am, I know that "singer" doesn't do him justice.  Good night, sweet Prince.

April

April in Paris . . .
that's all I have
to say

Posted as a comment at Iris's blog.

Written in April in Queens.

But, hey, it's April.

buds

first buds . . .
everything I have to do
can wait

fading

old friends . . .
the garden fading
into twilight

First published at Tinywords

International Haiku Day

Happy International Haiku Day

Visit the largest collaborative poem on the internet. This year's theme, in acknowledgement of the United Nations' designation of 2016 as Year of Pulses, is foodcrop haiku. I've contributed a haiku.

http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2016/04/16/earthrise-rolling-haiku-collaboration-2016/

dew

dewdrops
all the time
in the world

Shiki Monthly Kukai; March 2016. Kigo: dew

Tikkis has left a translation of this as a comment on the previous post. Thanks again, Tikkis.

driftwood

driftwood
my grandchild shows me
a dragon

Shiki Monthly Kukai, March 2016; keyword: driftwood