Hallo-Thanks-Xmas

Hallo-Thanks-Xmas

— the year blurs

to an end

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Early morning

early morning

the tips of the evergreen

touched with light

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Published in Tinywords: Haiku & Other Small Poems, 12/19/03.

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Two butterflies

two butterflies . . .

the age-old dance

of spring

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Published in the World Haiku Review (https://sites.google.com/site/worldhaikureview2/whr-june-2015/haiku-page-1), June 2015.

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Raw potatoes

raw potatoes:

the smell of earth

and something deeper

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First stars

first stars . . .

the timer turns on

the X-mas lights

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Published in Tinywords: Haiku & Other Small Poems (http://tinywords.com/2009/12/11/222/), 12/11/09.

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Sitting on a toadstool

Sitting on a Toadstool: A Kasen Renku with Tom Clausen and Robin White

sitting on a toadstool / if only / I were small enough ~rw

how much room / in a mushroom? ~bw

“remember what the dormouse said / feed your head” ~tc

poof! / goes the puffball / horse’s hoof ~rw

chanterelle — / your lovely name / refutes your roots ~bw

rolled out / in the woodlot / shiitake logs ~tc

a bit off / the beaten path / old man of the woods ~rw

snuffling for truffles / the pig and me ~bw

round and round / this cow pasture / with ‘shrooms ~tc

plucking my luck / four-leaf clover / inside a fairy ring ~rw

weathered garden gnome — / stuck to its boots / tiny toadstools ~bw

the domed cap raised from the forest floor / pine needles attached ~tc

it, too / when rubbed the wrong way / bluing bolete ~rw

rain on the window pane . . . / peppers and mushrooms / frying ~bw

it’s called a “Michigan Hollow” / the best portobello in town ~tc

autumn’s versicolor / hunters fanning out / for turkey tail ~rw

so far from the sea / and yet . . . / oyster mushrooms ~bw

green around the gills / rechecking the identification guide ~tc

the morel / of the understory / hidden in plain sight ~rw

foraging for fungi . . . / penny bun / anyone? ~bw

running through my brain / an inky cap dream ~tc

gathering moss / under the pines / man on horseback ~rw

sawing wood . . . / from out of the forest / black trumpets ~bw

without fanfare / the little community of milkcaps / falling apart ~tc

sweet on sugar maples / northern tooth ~rw

into the gelato / with the candy caps! ~bw

waxing eloquent / the mycologist / fills his vasculum ~tc

ka-ka-toos / the old Blackfoot warns / of falling stars ~rw

sudden downpour! / beneath this sheltering ledge / parasol mushrooms ~bw

decorated with toadstools / the baby’s blanket ~tc

winter thaw / mother nature exposes / her velvet foot ~rw

a standout / in any crowd: / the blusher ~bw

amanita / with red and white polka dots / angels call ~tc

the monk’s wide grin / the old nun’s / bag of blewits ~rw

oh, the portobello! / sizzle of the grill ~bw

the ladybug so briefly / sitting on the toadstool ~tc

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Published in Akitsu Quarterly: Winter 2015 (http://www.wildgraces.com/Akitsu-Quarterly.html), 12/5/15.

It was an honor (and a lot of fun!) to write this loose and freewheeling renku with Tom Clausen (http://tomclausen.com; @TomTpc2) and Robin White (http://www.wildgraces.com). It was read at the 2nd Annual Haiku Gathering at Wild Graces in September 2015 — an event whose lunch menu featured…can you guess?

Mushrooms!  :- D

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Night haiku

sleepless night . . .

the silence

between my breaths

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Published in Brass Bell: A Haiku Journal (http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com/2015/12/night-haiku.html), 12/1/15.

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The miller and the gleaner

More “found poetry” at Bill Waters ~~ NOT Haiku: another remix, but this time based upon the works of seven different renowned poets. It’s interesting how well such disparate lines of poetry can come together into a totally new poem, don’t you think?…

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