Maple sapling

maple sapling —

all twelve leaves

orange

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Published in Tinywords: Haiku & Other Small Poems, 12/5/03.

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Three in German

Jazzmusiker ―
hoch über den Straßenlärm
steigen die hohen Noten

jazz musician ―

soaring above street noise

the high notes

was ich erinnere

was ich vergesse . . .

Wolken an einem blauen Himmel

the things I remember

the things I forget . . .

clouds in a blue sky

Glückwunsch!

auf dem Banner von Wand zu Wand

sein falsch geschriebener Name

congratulations!

on the wall-to-wall banner

his misspelled name

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Published in the German/English e-zine Chrysanthemum, issue 18, page 47 (http://www.bregengemme.net/chrysanthemum/media/Chrysanthemum_18.pdf), on 10/15/15.

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Chickadee

as if the name

were the bird . . .

chickadee

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Published in Acorn, fall 2015.

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Chatter of starlings

chatter of starlings

— WHOOSH —

and then silence

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