Christmas dinner
the fifth burner
finally ignites
First published in The Heron's Nest, Volume XII, Number 2: June 2010
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test results
the doctor asks
if I go to church
First published in Notes From the Gean
June 2010, Vol 2, Issue 1
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snow moon
bitter wormwood
still on her tongue
First published in The Heron's Nest, Volume XII, Number 1: March 2010
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frayed pages
fall from her prayer book –
end of chemo
First published in Notes From the Gean
March 2010, Vol 1, Issue 4
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sunrise
erasing
stars
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scented breeze
her fan unfolds
into a blossom
First published in Notes From the Gean
March 2010, Vol 1, Issue 4
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stinging nettle . . .
the bee's shadow
swells into mine
First published in Notes From the Gean
December 2009, Vol 1, Issue 3
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petals drift
from the butterfly tree . . .
fragrant rain
First published in Notes From the Gean
December 2009, Vol 1, Issue 3
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a teacup
still in the doll's hand
flood waters
Second Place, Caribbean Kigo Kukai #07, Sept. 2009
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neighborhood watch
a rainbow slips
over the fence
First published in Notes From the Gean
December 2009, Vol 1, Issue 3
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raindrops . . .
old bush warblers
rest their wings
First published in Moonset Autumn/Winter 2008
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early spring
awakening to the chirps
of a nestling
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leaping
from one thought to another
tree frog
First Place August 2008 Sketchbook kukai
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his guide dog
bolts from room to room
funeral day
Second Place May 2007 Shiki kukai, Free Format
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spring wind
a tulip undresses
petal by petal
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summer morn
a butterfly shares
my breakfast table
First Place June 2008 Sketchbook kukai
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april shower . . .
reflections of a new friend
in the puddle
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the last leaf
falls from the tree . . .
funeral day
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under
the shade of an elm –
her gravestone
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spring wind –
layers of color
outside the lines
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spring crossing –
early morning yawn
of a lift bridge
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morning dew
on a dandelion . . .
lemon drops
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first swallow . . .
the calm of dawn
slips away
First published in The Heron's Nest, Volume XI, Number 2: June 2009
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smile lines . . .
sand from her summer vacation
still in her purse
Second Place, July 2009 Caribbean kukai #5
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weaving
summer into fall . . .
garden spider
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Corpus Christi
a dove guides the procession
into Father's Day
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