Friday, August 31, 2007,12:56 AM
falling earlier
falling earlier
today than yesterday,
the sun~
debating to end
my war against age
Labels: tanka
Thursday, August 30, 2007,12:41 PM
trying to find
trying to find
in my mind your last words
from years ago
as thunder rolls in
from the west
Labels: tanka
Wednesday, August 29, 2007,12:02 AM
mentally
mentally
and physically exhausted
from the night
traveling around the world
through strangers - dream after dream
.
It's getting to where I write my work on scraps out of my pockets. When it's on my mind, I have to get it down or it will be gone. Maybe some day my trash will be worth something. :)
Labels: tanka
Tuesday, August 28, 2007,12:22 AM
she sings to me
she sings to me,
the mockingbird at midnight
as I stare
at empty paper~
nothing to give her
Labels: tanka
Monday, August 27, 2007,12:02 AM
touching you
touching you,
the only way I can,
in my dream~
unbearable distance
between us, full moon
Labels: tanka
Sunday, August 26, 2007,12:22 AM
cicadas
cicadas
in the last movement~
summer symphony Labels: haiga
Saturday, August 25, 2007,12:05 AM
falling asleep
falling asleep
over and over
as I write~
words float, one by one,
to the cloudy moon
Labels: tanka
Friday, August 24, 2007,12:15 AM
with children
with children,
talking about my own
childhood~
it's been so long
since spring
Labels: tanka
Thursday, August 23, 2007,12:05 AM
photo album
photo album-
smiles in plastic
brings sadness
Labels: haiku
Wednesday, August 22, 2007,12:22 AM
my dreams
my dreams,
like a group of fireflies,
hang over my head
partially seen,
too short to remember
Labels: tanka
Tuesday, August 21, 2007,12:21 AM
conversation
conversation
without voices
or faces-
distinct clarity
of ink and paper
Labels: tanka
Monday, August 20, 2007,12:17 AM
last minute
last minute
review of my lessons~
first day of school
Labels: senryu
Sunday, August 19, 2007,12:12 AM
hollow laughter
hollow laughter
as I look at the scars
on my body~
how meaningless they are
compared to the inside
Labels: tanka
Saturday, August 18, 2007,12:17 AM
will you
will you
remember me, star,
far from now,
as I watch shadows dance
in the night fire
Labels: tanka
Friday, August 17, 2007,10:09 PM
a smile
a smile
unexpectedly
seen,
erasing memories
temporarily
Labels: tanka
Thursday, August 16, 2007,10:13 AM
unbearable
unbearable
reality of boredom~
tic-toc-tic-toc
Labels: senryu
Wednesday, August 15, 2007,12:20 AM
shadows spread
Do you remember the night in the park, years ago, when our futures took a different direction? We saw the moon, the one I see now, look down at us. Even though its shape and color has changed so many times, its real face never has - nor have ours....shadows spread from the old oak tree~summer nightLabels: haibun
Tuesday, August 14, 2007,12:16 AM
suspended
suspended
in sweltering air~
hummingbird
Labels: haiku
Monday, August 13, 2007,12:27 AM
sitting alone
sitting alone,
trying hard to hear
your voice-
the only sound,
far away traffic
Labels: tanka
Sunday, August 12, 2007,12:46 AM
one car
one car
after another
passes by~
so many lives
I'll never know
Labels: tanka
Saturday, August 11, 2007,12:57 AM
for a moment
for a moment,
all in one room,
voices
of four different people
that were silent when we met
,
happy 18th anniversary
Labels: tanka
Friday, August 10, 2007,12:58 AM
driving at night
driving at night
slowly, with music on
and windows down,
softening the changes
in my neighborhood
Labels: tanka
Thursday, August 09, 2007,12:37 AM
her dress
her dress,
hanging on the door,
left behind
to remind me
quietly
Labels: tanka
Wednesday, August 08, 2007,12:31 AM
even the insects
even the insects
are moving slower
today
peeling off the third shirt
from my back
Labels: tanka
Tuesday, August 07, 2007,12:49 AM
my high school yearbook
my high school yearbook
between my son and my wife~
as she points out
old girlfriends, I dodge arrows
halfheartedly shot at me
Labels: tanka
Monday, August 06, 2007,12:48 AM
looking beyond
looking beyond
what surrounds me
at sunset
beginning
life's second half .
Special thanks to Angela Hilton for the photo.
Labels: taiga
Sunday, August 05, 2007,12:16 AM
left foot
left foot
in the right shoe~
mind elsewhere
Labels: senryu
Saturday, August 04, 2007,12:06 AM
two law licences
two law licenses
hanging side by side
covered with dust-
memories add the crickets
in harmony...the first time
Labels: tanka
Friday, August 03, 2007,8:12 PM
pictures of Paris
pictures of Paris
on the wall, fading~
southern heat
Labels: haiku
Thursday, August 02, 2007,6:49 PM
trees speak
trees speak,
telling me what I miss
when I sleep~
rustling breeze
in the hazy night
Labels: tanka
Wednesday, August 01, 2007,12:25 AM
ashes fall
ashes fall
slowly from the moon
to remind me
its age, my age
and the difference
Labels: tanka