HaikuBits.page 7

scattered clouds --
your life so far from mine
but for the moon

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whispered love
the fragrance of roses
hangs in the air

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almost dusk
a crow flaps down
from the maples

World Haiku Association, 2001

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secluded grove
we doze to the chatter
of sparrows

The Haiga Pages

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day's end-
the horizon begins to fade
into the sea

Soft Strokes

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tenement window
a mouse comes in
with the moon

The Haiga Pages

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mountain journey
clouds and temple bells
between the peaks

WHCshowcase, 2004

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embroidered silk --
the butterfly caught
in mid-flight

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night train--
distant fireflies
bounce and blink

World Haiku Association, 2001

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spider dinner
the fly sparkles in silk
at sunset

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baking cookies -
vines on the trellis
sprinkled with snow

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hugs by the fire -
the antique clock
chimes in a new year

stillness --
in the quiet of morning
ants hurry onward

The Haiga Pages

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in every direction
mountain poppies
spill last night's rain

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geese almost home
after midnight
wings stir the lake

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first snow
every branch and twig
overlaid

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playground closed
icicles hang from
the monkey bars

Simply Haiku, v1n4
October 2003

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march winds -
sipping tea by the fire
with Yeats

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pool party --
a dragonfly hovers
over the redhead

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attic dust
bronze baby shoes
and a purple heart

1st place: December 2003
Shiki Monthly Kukai

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first snow --
a frozen shadow
of the steeple

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family tree--
topmost leaves rise up
with the wind

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the moon's brightness
after midnight
cornstalk tepees

The Heron's Nest, v1n3, March 2002

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morning mist
a mild breeze through
the heather

The Haiga Pages

morning coffee -
familiar pleasure
in each other's eyes

World Haiku Review, nov.2001