The following haiku were first published in the September 2023 issue of The Bamboo Hut:
At the meadow’s edge,
a broken birdcage sits on
a picnic table
The fog could hide
anything—a river, a forest,
a mountain, an ocean
Quiet, still evening—
ripples on the placid lake—
from what?
The following haiku was first published March 1, 2024 in Asahi Haikuist Network:
frigid morning,
burning afternoon
confused, spring begins
The following haiku was first published September 29, 2023 in Asahi Haikuist Network. This was my second ever haiku accepted for publication, but it actually came out a month before my first haiku.
Lunar rover snaps
Pictures ‘til the frigid night:
mayflies fly one day
This haiku commemorates India’s Pragyan lunar rover.
The following haiku was first published October 20, 2023 in Asahi Haikuist Network. This was my first ever poetry publication!
After the hard rain,
the mountain is shrouded
in misty clouds
The following senryu were first published in Issue #104, November 2024, of Failed Haiku:
summer tan lines
my wedding ring remains
even when it’s gone
when the baby’s crying e v e r y m i n u t e f e e l s l o n g