looking
for a way out
this mayfly
a thousand dollars…
a thousand dollars
for our first time
crumpled wedding dress
bed and breakfast
the other guests don’t need to ask
if we are newlyweds
power outage
we find a way
to warm each other
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival – Haiku Invitational 2019
Surprised and delighted to have received an Honorable Mention for the United States in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational 2019
together
at last
cherry blossoms
HSA Haibun Award 2019
Humbled to have received an Honorable Mention in the Haiku Society of America’s Best Unpublished Haibun Award 2019
Unforgiven
Water fades to cool on my neck as I wash away last night, last year, the last ten years. Turning off the faucet, I see the tattoo I’ve forgotten and remember there are places that will never come clean.
rape
I tell her
to pray it away
