The following senryu were first published February 13, 2025 in Cold Moon Journal:

the pungent scent

of ground ink—

Minnesota lake

tapping maple trees

my novel-writing secret

revealed

The following senryu were first published in the February 2025 issue of The Bamboo Hut:

broken family heirloom

a chance to learn

kintsugi

Communion Sunday

thinking about

Shinto shrines

The following senryu was first published in Issue #106, December 31, 2024, of Failed Haiku:

carving our initials

in the pine tree

my chisel rusts overnight

The following senryu was first published November 1, 2024 in Asahi Haikuist Network:

who will break first:

the crying baby

or the crying babi?

*Babi is what my daughter calls me, a cute form of “baba”, the Chinese for father.

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

The following senryu was first published in the October 2024 edition of cattails:

origami lily

petals curled by a pencil

fading in the sun