Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Two tanka leftovers...


1/
reaching
into my eardrum
distant thunder
what lies in between us
shivering window glass


2/
the warm touch
of morning sunbeam
in my bed
i dream of walking
alone to nowhere

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sharing memories tanka

sharing memories
at high school reunion
like old tape
there's something good
to listen between noises

Observing clouds tanka

observing clouds
slowly sail the sky
i'm torn in two
my expectation escaping
the other side of me

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Awaken tanka

awaken
just to touch her pillow
coldness unravelled
the call she made lately
from private number

Friday, March 2, 2012

Wild mushroom tanka and haiku


1/
wild mushrooms
in our deserted garden
grow in silence
we know how this coldness
lingers like cataract*

2/
the rage
i refuse to let loose
monsoon

3/
morning mist
floating above the lake
unfinished poetry
hoping you find it carved
on my headstone

4/
are you too, moon
stargazing?

5/
peeking
thru vertical blinds
morning sunbeam
is it love concealed
behind your eyelids?

*Previously published somewhere in this blog

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Warbler song haiku

misty morning
undulate movement of
warbler song