Waka Society of America, Songbirds Anthology, 2026

misty blue

nigella sways against

a stone wall . . .

the seeds of love we kept,

and those we gave away

barred owls

pair-bonded for life

sometimes

the eyes say everything

that needs to be said

United Haiku and Tanka Society, Songbirds Waka Online Journal, 2025

in the final

blue vestiges of night

a vixen's eyes

flashing like mine before

I lean into your kiss

the flames

of autumn foliage

ignite

so too this memory

of a love forgotten

night descends

and fireflies light up

the meadow

you trace a star map

across my belly

curtains

of clematis hide us

from view

let us lie together

a little while longer

restlessness

seeps into my blood

come autumn

how far must I roam

in search of your heart