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\"boy M<\/em><\/strong>y haiku were first accepted for publication in haiku journals in early 2005. This page is for anyone interested in following my “progress” in this poetic genre<\/span>. I’ve compiled each of the poems — over 100 haiku and senryu — which were selected by journal or anthology editors for publication from 2005 through 2009<\/a>.\u00a0 They are presented below, in chronological order of their publication. Hyperlinks are provided to all of the pieces available online.\u00a0 You can share this posting using the short URL: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Dagosan
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R<\/em>ather than clutter this page with my personal reaction to the process of reviewing my “published haiku oeuvre,” I’ve offered a few inanities and banalities in a simultaneous posting here<\/a>. If you insist on seeing more of my work, check out the <\/span>dagosan<\/em> haikai archives<\/span><\/a>, or go to my ongoing (but sporadic) weblogs dagosan’s haiku diary<\/em> <\/a>and simply senryu<\/em><\/a>.
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\"\" 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

alone \u2014
\nhugging
\nwarm laundry<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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new paperback \u2014
\nthe sun sets
\nwithout me<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" – from The Heron’s Nest<\/em> (March 2005); “alone<\/a>” & “new paperback<\/a>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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frozen river–
\nsnow hides
\nthe elm’s reflection<\/p>\n

\"\" – Mainichi Daily News Haiku Column<\/a><\/em> No. 669 (March 5, 2005)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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to-read list
\nand summer corn
\ngrowing, growing<\/p>\n

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old dog and master
\njostling
\nfor the tiny spot of shade<\/p>\n

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storm alert
\nevery kind of cloud
\nin one sky<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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blue sky
\nbehind bare branches
\nyear-end bonus<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– Legal Studies Forum<\/em> XXIX:1<\/a> (2005; pages 275 – 276) \"\"<\/p>\n

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it’s pink! it’s purple!
\nsunset inspires
\nmore bickering<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"\" – F<\/strong>rogpond<\/em><\/a> — the journal of the Haiku Society of America, (Vol. XXVIII: 2, 2005) – click to see a subsequent haiga<\/a> incorporating this poem –<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

that little grunt
\ndad always made —
\nputting on my socks<\/p>\n

\"\" – Frogpond<\/em> (XXVIII: 2, 2005); repub. in inside the mirror<\/a>:<\/em> Red Moon Anthology<\/a> 2005; used in a memorial haiga, here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Adirondack chair
\nupholstered
\nwith snow<\/p>\n

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Spring arrives —
\npeeps
\nmelting on the dashboard<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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first scull of the year
\nmy arms ache
\njust waving<\/p>\n

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cherry tomatoes
\non toothpicks — a vapor trail
\nspears the midday moon<\/p>\n

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her chocolate breath
\nmingles with mine —
\neaster sunset<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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– – Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter 2005) \"\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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fallen blossoms —
\nsoon
\njust another tree<\/p>\n

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mom’s arthritis
\nacting up again–
\nI take two Advil<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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squinting to see him —
\nanother generation
\nsent to right field<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"roadrunnerAA\" <\/span>– Roadrunner Haiku Journal<\/em><\/a> (V:4, Nov. 2005; image: by Aurora Antonovic); “squinting to see him” – Tie, The Scorpion Prize<\/a> for Best Haiku\/Senryu of ISSUE V:4; repub. in Baseball Haiku<\/em> <\/a>(Ed. Cor van den Heuvel and Nanae Tamura; W.W. Norton Press 2007)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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winding road —
\nunder the influence
\nof a strawberry moon<\/p>\n

………………. in The Heron’s Nest<\/a><\/em>(VII: 4, Winter 2005)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2006 <\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

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last week of the year
\nice floes rush
\nto the waterfall<\/p>\n

january thaw
\nmotionless trees
\ntremble in the river<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

hazy winter moon \"\"
\nthe face I met
\nwhen our skin was smooth<\/p>\n

….. Roadrunner Haiku Journal<\/a><\/em> Issue VI: 1 (Feb. 2006) \"\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indian Summer —
\na squirrel tips over
\nthe bag of rock salt<\/p>\n

– The Heron’s Nest<\/em> <\/a>VIII:I, March 2006 \"thnLogoG\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

falling blossoms —
\nsoon
\njust another tree<\/p>\n

Adirondack chair
\nupholstered
\nwith snow<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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frozen river —
\nsnow hides
\nthe elm’s reflection<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" – Legal Studies Forum<\/em><\/a> XXX (March 2006)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

last day of winter —
\nice smothers
\nthe early buds<\/p>\n

c’mon, equinox —
\nanxious to plant
\nimpatiens<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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storm windows off:
\nthe old man curses
\nthe noisy neighbors<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" – Nisqually Delta Review<\/em> (Winter-Spring, 2006; errata page)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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farewell picnic —
\nwind blows the blossoms
\noff the dogwoods<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

waking
\nto dogwood blossoms —
\nthe boys like pink today<\/p>\n

april showers!
\ntrudging back
\nto fetch a snow brush<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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almost april —
\nbaked apple season
\nlingers<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

spring arrives —
\nnew snow bleaches
\nold snowbanks<\/p>\n

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the smile that humbles
\nthe cherry blossoms –
\ntoo far to see her<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

rain
\non my bald spot —
\nrecalling dry-scalp Aprils<\/p>\n

coldest day this winter —
\nthe early buds
\nmiscarry<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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brushing off the snow –
\nwarm enough today
\nfor a park bench moment<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" – Haiku Harvest<\/em> <\/a>(Spring & Summer 2006, Vol. 6 No. 1)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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low gray sky —
\nan afghan warming
\non the radiator<\/p>\n

\"\" – The Heron’s Nest<\/em> <\/a>(VIII: 2, 12 #5, June 2006)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

sculpting cloud peaks
\nfrom shampoo suds —
\ncrooked fingers<\/p>\n

muddy bootprints
\nin the kitchen –
\nspring follows us home<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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U-Haul tires
\nspin on the ice —
\nwindchimes packed in a box<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

wintry mix \"\"
\na snow buddha
\nand a mud buddha<\/p>\n

mid-March winds –
\na too-warm coat
\nsuddenly too thin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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hardboiled eggs –
\nthe first one
\npeels easily<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

– \"\"………………… in Clouds Peak<\/a><\/em> #1 (July 2006)<\/p>\n

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at the crosswalk –
\nleaves and a garbage can
\nhurry past<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

autumn equinox —
\nawakening to
\nsummer\u2019s last cricket<\/p>\n

rattle, whir, hum —
\nthree-fan
\naugust night<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Columbus Day rain\u2014
\nfirst cozy evening
\nsince spring<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

too cold for fireflies—
\ncampfire sparks
\nfloat past the rocks<\/p>\n

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perched on
\nthe sumo\u2019s belly–
\none large pumpkin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

– – Nisqually Delta Review<\/em> (summer\/fall issue 2006) \"\"
\n“too cold for fireflies—” & “autumn equinox –” – Editor’s Choice Selections<\/p>\n

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almost sunset
\nthe weekend dad
\ndrags a sled up the hill<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

hard-to-peel
\ntangerine —
\nher citrus-scented fingers<\/p>\n

…………………. in F<\/strong>rogpond<\/em><\/a> XXIX: 2 (2006) \"\"<\/p>\n

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sudden downpour —
\nno one wins
\nthe wet-t-shirt contest<\/p>\n

…………… tinywords<\/a><\/em> Aug. 12, 2006<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

the pond ices over –
\nimpressionist to
\ncubist overnight<\/p>\n

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early March —
\nthe weather vane goose
\nstill heading south<\/p>\n

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winter gale —
\nthe crows fly farther
\nthan the crow flies<\/p>\n

small sad face
\nin the puddle —
\nlast weekend’s snowman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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a warm yule . . .
\nthe ice-fishing hole
\nmostly hole<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

…….. Simply Haiku<\/a><\/em> (Autumn 2006, Vol. 4 no. 3); “small sad face” – repub. a procession of ripples <\/em>anthology<\/a> (p. 18)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

morning shadows –
\nthe gunslingers wait
\nfor high noon<\/p>\n

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the view
\nfrom the sofa –
\nApril madness<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" – HaigaOnline<\/a> <\/em>Issue 7-2 (Autumn-Winter 2006)
\nClick to see the original photo-poem haiga combinations –
\n“morning shadows<\/a>” & “view from the sofa<\/a>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

her words sting —
\nthe mosquitos take me
\njust as I am<\/p>\n

– <\/em>F<\/strong>rogpond<\/em><\/a>, XXIX: 3 Fall 2006<\/p>\n

Mother’s Day–
\nadmiring lilacs
\njust past their peak<\/p>\n

— The Heron’s Nest<\/a><\/em> (VIII: 4, December 2006) –<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

rubbernecking
\nthe sunset geese —
\nour tailgater honks<\/p>\n

– tinywords<\/a><\/em> – December 12, 2006<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

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curtain time:
\nthe stage crew as silent
\nas the props<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

snowmelt
\nsunset
\ncomes too soon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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the lawn crunches
\nSpring’s first bocce match
\npostponed<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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april storm —
\nborrowing the neighbor’s
\nrock salt<\/p>\n

a foot of snow
\na month too soon
\ncandles for nightlights<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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his face frozen —
\njust like mama
\nalways said<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" – Simply Haiku Journal<\/em>,<\/a> Modern Haiga, Vol. 5 no. 1 (Spring 2007); photos by Arthur Giacalone; see the original photo-poem haiga by clicking on these links:
\n“curtain time:<\/a>” – “snow melt<\/a>” – “the lawn crunches<\/a>” –
\n“april storm —<\/a>” – “a foot of snow<\/a>” – “his face frozen<\/a> –”<\/p>\n

alone at dusk \"\"<\/span>
\nfootsteps approach
\nfrom behind<\/p>\n

– from World Haiku Association 44th Haiga Contest<\/a> (April 2007)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

squinting to see him
\nanother generation
\nsent to right field<\/p>\n

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law office picnic
\nthe ump consults
\nhis Blackberry<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"BaseballHaikuCover\" – in Baseball Haiku<\/a> <\/em>(Cor van den Heuvel and Nanae Tamura, eds., W.W. Norton Press, April 2007) “squinting” – org. pub. Roadrunner Haiku Journal<\/em><\/a> (V:4, Nov. 2005; tie Scorpion Prize<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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lull in the parade
\nsmall hands reach
\nfor the same balloon<\/span><\/p>\n

– orig. version of poem in a haiga<\/a>, 45th WHA Haiga Contest (May 2007)
\n– above haiga, with poem slightly revised (thanks AA), first at MagnaPoetsJF<\/em><\/a> in b&w version<\/a> (June 1, 2007)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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three feet of snow
\nthe firehouse dog
\nfollows the hose<\/p>\n

early thaw
\nshe serves the canard
\na l\u2019orange<\/p>\n

drawn butter
\nand chardonnay \u2013
\nhe sets the trap<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

ladybug
\nin the spider\u2019s web –
\nyesterday\u2019s horoscope<\/p>\n

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catnap onshore \u2013
\na wake sinks
\nthe dream flotilla<\/p>\n

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on the novice trail \u2013
\nclimbers wave
\nfrom the peak<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

….. in HaigaOnline<\/a> <\/em>Spring\/Summer 2007 Vol. 8-1
\n– see the original photo-poem haiga by clicking on these links:
\n“three feet of snow<\/a>” – “early thaw<\/a>” – “drawn butter<\/a>” –
\n“ladybug<\/a>” – “catnap onshore —<\/a>” – “on the novice trail –<\/a>-”<\/p>\n

mommy, look!
\nan early moon floats
\nabove the setting sun<\/p>\n

…. \"\"The 49th. WHA Haiga Contest<\/em><\/a> (10\/2007) \""mommy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

first the scent –
\nlilac bushes
\n’round the corner<\/p>\n

blustery day
\none tulip
\nkeeps his head<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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blossoms on the breeze —
\nthe tilt
\nof illegible gravestones<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

full morning moon —
\nthe working girl’s
\ngauzy blouse<\/p>\n

fireworks finale!
\nher eyes return
\nto the fireflies<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

— – Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a>, Autumn 2007, vol 5 no 3 –<\/p>\n

“full morning moon” – repub. in dust of summers<\/em><\/a>: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2007 (Red Moon Press, 2008)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

first snowfall –
\na city-full
\nof student drivers<\/p>\n

………. in tinywords<\/em><\/a> November 23, 2007<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

cloud-covered night\u2013
\nno moon, no fireflies,
\nno goodnight kiss<\/p>\n

\u2026 \"\" . . . in \u201cLanterns: a firefly anthology<\/a><\/em>\u201d (Edited by Stanford M. Forrester, Bottle Rockets Press, 2007}<\/p>\n

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hazy harvest moon
\nthe face I met
\nwhen our skin was smooth<\/p>\n

…….. The Heron’s Nest<\/em> <\/a>(Vol. IX: 4, Dec. 2007) \"\"
\n[Note: This poem was re-written to commemorate the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Arthur & Connie Giacalone; the original version appeared in Roadrunner Haiku Journal<\/em><\/a> Issue VI: 1 (Feb. 2006)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"\"<\/a> 2008 <\/strong>
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morning shadows\u2014
\nthe gunslingers wait
\nfor high noon<\/p>\n

alone at sunset
\ni pick a pair
\nof faded daylilies<\/p>\n

summer solstice
\nthe insomniac
\nwaits for dawn<\/p>\n

before
\nthe morning rush\u2014
\nthe whiteness of last night\u2019s snow<\/p>\n

….. Legal Studies Forum<\/em> (Vol. XXXII, No. 1. 2008)
\n“morning shadows” – orig. pub. in HaigaOnline<\/a><\/em> Issue 7-2 (2006)<\/p>\n

All Saint’s Day – \"\"
\nunder the sheets
\na ghost hides her stash<\/p>\n

… The Heron’s Nest<\/em> – March 2008 Vol. 10:1<\/p>\n

a blue tongue
\nand a red mustache –
\nwe trade snow cones<\/p>\n

Frogpond<\/em> (Winter 2008, Vol. 31:1; related haiga<\/a>)<\/p>\n

full morning moon —
\nthe working girl’s
\ngauzy blouse<\/p>\n

… selected for “dust of summer: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku<\/em> 2007″ (Red Moon Press, 2008); originally published in Simply Haiku<\/em> 5:3<\/p>\n

startled rabbit —
\neaster snow slips
\nfrom a telephone wire<\/p>\n

funeral dirge \u2013
\nwe bury the one
\nwho could carry a tune<\/p>\n

….. Frogpond<\/em> – Spring 2008 (Vol. 31: 2)
\n“funeral dirge” – selected for “white lies: Red Moon Anthology 2008<\/em><\/a>“<\/p>\n

equinox
\nthe insomniac
\nwaits for dawn<\/p>\n

bickering over
\nthe headstone’s size
\nthe last leaf falls<\/p>\n

naked scarecrow
\nbirds of prey
\ncircle above<\/p>\n

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mourners
\nin sunglasses —
\nno one casts a shadow<\/p>\n

movement
\nbehind the tree
\nconversation stops<\/p>\n

……. Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (Modern Haiga Section, Vol. 6 no. 3, Fall 2008)
\nPoems: David Giacalone; Photos: Arthur Giacalone
\n“equinox” – click for orig. haiga<\/a>
\n“bickering over” – orig. haiga<\/a>
\n“naked scarecrow” – orig. haiga<\/a>
\n“mourners” – orig. haiga<\/a>
\n“movement” – orig. haiga<\/a><\/p>\n

first warm day
\ni reach for her
\ngloveless hand<\/p>\n

a broken heart carved
\non the frozen pond \u2014
\nfish bucket empty<\/p>\n

windy day
\nmore blossoms at the curb
\nthan on the tree<\/p>\n

harvest moon \u2014
\nour windshield fogging
\nas we argue<\/p>\n

summer solstice:*
\nno shade on either
\nside of the street<\/p>\n

….. Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (Haiku Section, vol. 6 no. 3, Fall 2008)<\/p>\n

*See my weblog “Preserve Our Stockade Trees<\/a>” for my crusade to save shade trees in my neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Memorial Day
\na man from Japan
\nsteals second base<\/p>\n

….. Frogpond<\/em> (31:3, Fall 2008)<\/p>\n

\"calamine<\/a><\/p>\n

you and me
\nand a million mosquitoes
\ncalamine sunset<\/p>\n

……. haiga orig. pub. 60th WHA Haiga Contest<\/a> (Oct. 2008); poem pub.\u00a0 A Travel-Worn Satchel<\/a>: The Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2009 <\/span>(Eds. Joseph Kirschner, Lidia Rozmus, and Charles Trumbull; Deep North Press, July 2009)<\/p>\n

first date
\na stroll
\nin a fog<\/p>\n

…. orig. pub. 61st WHA Haiga Contest<\/a> (Nov. 2008)<\/p>\n

breakfast alone\u00a0 \"\"
\nexcept for that cricket
\nbehind the fridge<\/p>\n

.. The Heron’s Nes<\/em>t<\/a> (Vol. X, No. 4, December 2008)<\/p>\n

golden\u00a0 \"\"
\nanniversary
\na new path home<\/p>\n

. . HaigaOnline<\/em><\/a> Issue 9-2 (Winter 2008)<\/p>\n

2009 <\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

the bridge to
\nmom’s house –
\ndad speeds up<\/p>\n

holiday table
\nthe gravy boat stops
\nat the empty chair<\/p>\n

first impressions \"\"
\nshe pencils in
\nanother date<\/p>\n

waltzing cross
\nthe esplanade
\neach step backwards<\/p>\n

stuffed
\ninto swing seats
\ntwenty toes touch the clouds<\/p>\n

. . . . Simply Haiku<\/em><\/a> (Modern Haiga Section, Summer 2009, vol 7 no 2)<\/span><\/p>\n

Click to see the original photo haiga: “the bridge to<\/a>” ; “holiday table<\/a>” ; “first impressions<\/a>”
\n“waltzing across<\/a>” ; “stuffed<\/a>“<\/p>\n

Christmas Eve
\ncracking walnuts for his son
\nand his dad<\/p>\n

… The Heron’s Nest<\/em><\/a> XI:1 (Spring 2009)<\/p>\n

our long bathtub soak —
\na ring around
\nthe moon<\/p>\n

… Frogpond<\/em> 32:1 (Winter 2009)<\/p>\n

\"\" I<\/em><\/strong>n 2006, I began to dabble in a number of other “haikai” — haiku-related literary forms. In addition to spending a significant amount of time creating photography-based “modern haiga<\/a>” (which combine a graphic image with a subtly-linked haiku or senryu), I’ve written a few haibun<\/a> (short prose with a linked poem), and co-authored one renku<\/a> and one rengay<\/a>. Links to the haiga can be found throughout this page. You can see some of the other pieces at the following publications:<\/p>\n

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