Friday 31 January 2020

Parisian rain
more sophisticated
than the rest
Dutch evening landscape only the horizon

Published (2020) Poetry Pea Series 3 Episode 10: monoku
Published (2020) The Poetry Pea Journal of haiku and senryu Summer page 29

Thursday 30 January 2020

Found haiku:

a few paces on
brand new
early December roses

Rebecca Perry (2019) Beaches Offord Road Books, London page 11
three old men
reminiscing
“she was gorgeous”
along The Humber
a spot of sunshine
chases the train

along the river
a spot of sunshine
chases the train

my tanshi session
graced
by the spirit
of Rumi
...sohbet

Published (2020) The Bamboo Hut Number 2
hot dog fish
skin tight
fit for purpose
unknown
warrior

Saturday 25 January 2020

Tuesday 21 January 2020

the doctor
tells me it’s treatable
hypertension
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high blood pressure
so many books to read
a new reality
end of semester
all household facilities
occupied
flight upgrade
trying to look
like it always happens
headless chickens
not running
after the fox
as many
as the grains of rice
in my bowl
a stream
of endless thoughts

Published (2020) The Bamboo Hut Number 2

Sunday 19 January 2020

Tuesday 14 January 2020

Sunday 12 January 2020

the zen master builder
green
with chlorophyll envy
watching
the morning sun
rising

Published (2020) The Bamboo Hut Number 2

Saturday 11 January 2020

our deceased neighbour
her living room light
still on a timer

Accepted (2024) Light Anthology 

Thursday 9 January 2020

Thai mountain haiku
of course
a temple bell

Published (2020) Akitsu Quarterly Summer


one field further
the smell of cow dung
becomes cattle

Published (2020) seashores Volume 4 (April) page 78

Thursday 2 January 2020

insect song
the sound
of flower breath

Published (2020) seashores Volume 4 (April) page 78
fishcakes
with chilli sauce
and sweet potatoes
contemplating
the next move
driving
through freezing fog
a story unfolds

Published (2020) Poetry Pea Series 3 Episode 14 (Voyages)
Published (2020) The Poetry Pea Journal of haiku and senryu Autumn page 11
birds nest soup
the cat reaches
for a spoon

Christmas TV
repeat
prescription
fishing for thoughts
my mind yacht
drifting
evening fish
trickle
beneath my dream

Comment by Fay Aoyagi:
I might have missed something.   'beneath'?
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the early owl
dawn
above birch whispers

wild garden
the sound
of insect night

snow
        melt
               drop
                      s
                        lightly
                                  into
                                        spring

magnolia blossom against a grey sky mixed feelings