walking into
the heart of the bush
my solace…
wrapping me in its music
silently easing my pain
*
— Love, The British Haiku Society,
30th Anniversary Member’s Tanka Anthology
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lines of grief
etched on her face
yet readily
she offers her shoulder
to my woes
*
— Blithe Spirit, Vol. 31, Number 1
Tanka
the muted sound
of rain easing off…
in the uneasy silence
how I long to hear
mother’s voice again
*
— Blithe Spirit, Vol 31, Number 1
Senryu — Failed Haiku #64
Tanka
her alcohol tinged
bonhomie, falters
to nervous laughter
exposing the deep chasm
of loneliness
*
— Presence #69, March 2021
Monoku
morning contrail the world at a stretch
*
— Presence #69, March 2021
Haiku
morning balcony
a raven’s offering
of a dead rat
*
— Blithe Spirit, Vol.31 No1, Feb. 2021
Haiku
crackling warmth…
back in time
with old reruns
*
— Blithe Spirit, Vol. 31 No1, Feb.2021
Tanka
scribbling poems
in my notebook
I lean into
the warmth
of my dog
*
on my windowsill
the carmine beauty
of geraniums
eases me into
another humdrum day
— Red Lights Vol. 17, No 1, January 2021
Haiku
brindle…
the dog becomes
one with the bush
*
—Brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com, February 2021
Haiku / Senryu
neighbour’s 94th…
coffee and cake
and her joie de vivre
*
— Brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com, March 2021
Tanka
some memories fade
some hold out…
when your eyes fell
on my ring finger
the question in your eyes
*
(Dance Into The World) – TSA 20th Anniversary Anthology
Parallel – Failed Haiku Vol.6, Issue 62
Haiku
playful breeze
the red geranium
bows her head
*
(Stardust Haiku, Issue#48, December 2020)
Haiku
rusty iron gate
gum trees moan
of love and loss
*
( Stardust Haiku, Issue#47, Nov. 2020)
Haiku
turning over
a new leaf…
his faltering steps
*
( Asahi Haikuist Network- March 5, 2021)
