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pharmacy drive-thru
a 'Push For Service' button
labelled in Braille

Prune Juice Issue 6 - Summer 2011

plucking hair
from my ears
she loves me, she loves me not

Prune Juice Issue 6 - Summer 2011

rapture frenzy — everyone left behind Prune Juice Issue 6 - Summer 2011

stiff November wind —
into the current
an oak leaf's new journey

YouTube video for Mike Farley November, 2010

smoldering ruins —
the fire chief pauses
for a smoke

Prune Juice Issue 5 - Winter 2011

his finger follows the scripture he reads... octogenarian Magnapoets Issue 7 - January, 2011

robbing the bees
she speaks of
lip balm

The Heron's Nest Volume XII, Number 4: December, 2010

decisions — a dragonfly hovers by the open door Riverwind 30th Anniversary Issue

dying embers — a few new twists in an old ghost tale The Heron's Nest Volume XII, Number 3: September 2010

open bay window —
her silhouette shifts
into a waiting pose

Magnapoets Issue 6 - July, 2010

haiku workshop —
the intricate patterns
in a throw rug

Magnapoets Issue 6 - July, 2010

the quiet child
twittering fragments
of the school day

Prune Juice Issue 4, 2010 (Summer 2010)

school closings —
the snowmen arrive
flake by flake

The Heron's Nest Volume XII, Number 2: June, 2010

hosing the garden
off the carrots —
Thanksgiving

The Heron's Nest Volume XII, Number 1: March, 2010

battleship memorial –
a gator surfaces
off the port bow

A Travel-worn Satchel 2009 HSA Anthology

icy cobblestones –
the tinsmith
stokes the forge

The Heron's Nest Volume XI, Number 4: December, 2009

oak leaves spiraling
in an updraft –
Indian summer

While the Light Holds: Magnapoets Anthology Series 2

a grove of weeping willows
touching
when the wind blows

One Hundred Droplets: Magnapoets Anthology Series 1

mid-morning downpour –
an office flooded
with paperwork

One Hundred Droplets: Magnapoets Anthology Series 1

cruising the backroads
with the headlights off,
the moon tailing. . .

(for A)

Concise Delight Magazine of Short Poetry No. 1, Summer 2009

dead man's curve –
a screech owl veers
toward the river

The Heron's Nest XI, Number 3, September, 2009

Labor Day –
scraping mold off
government cheese

The Heron's Nest Volume XI, Number 3: September, 2009

late summer breeze –
the warmth
of one more candle

(for Norb)

Basho's Road August 24, 2009

tobacco market
the auctioneer pauses
to catch his breath

Chasing the Sun: selected haiku
from Haiku North America 2007

working the garden –
the toddler plants a sea shell
with the tomatoes

The Christian Science Monitor April 28, 2009 Edition

her dream
of floating away. . .
fresh ashes for the stream

Magnapoets Issue 4 - July, 2009

funeral procession –
the town drunk tips
his tattered hat

Prune Juice Issue 1 - 2009

chess in the park . . .
an acorn
topples a king

The Heron's Nest Volume XI, Number 2: June, 2009

haloed moon –
our 'goodnights' exchanged
in a chat box

Notes from the Gean Issue 1 - 2009

tall tales in the shade –
grandpa shifts his tobacco
to the other cheek

Notes from the Gean Issue 1 - 2009

outside the planetarium
a senior couple share
a doobie

Notes from the Gean Issue 1 - 2009

an impulse to don Ray-Bans harvest moon

moonset Spring/Summer - 2009

dancing an Irish jig her ankle brushes a fiddlehead fern

moonset Spring/Summer - 2009

scented letter –
savoring the way her words
roll off my tongue

moonset Spring/Summer - 2009

mother mends her shawl
with tobacco twine . . .
curing season

The Heron's Nest XI:1 - 3, 2009

weekend walkabout
second guessing
a fork in the road

Frogpond Volume 32:1 - Winter 2009

spitting for distance –
a watermelon seed
clings to her nose

Dandelion Wind: Haiku North American 2007 Anthology
(published 2009)

stew season. . .
the circle tightens
around the cauldron

Magnapoets Issue 3: January, 2009

bluegrass festival –
bare feet flatfooting
a dust cloud

Magnapoets Issue 3: January, 2009

yuletide –
savoring the crunch
of a Moravian cookie

Blogging Along Tobacco Road Christmas Montage - 12, 2008

bustling shoppers –
the bell ringer's
prosthetic hand

The Heron's Nest X:4 - 12, 2008

oppressive heat –
tossing ice cubes
to the junk yard dog

The Heron's Nest X:4 - 12, 2008

a teacher's passing . . .
moonlight bathes
the apple tree

(in memory of Bill Higginson)

The Heron's Nest X:4 - 12, 2008

in the garden weeding away the day's events

Frogpond Volume 31:3 - October 2008

closing one eye to pick up the liquor bottle hazy day

Frogpond Volume 31:3 - October 2008

equinox –
splitting the last tomato
with a jackknife

The Heron's Nest X:3 - 9, 2008

cold lecture room –
slowly we move toward
each others' warmth

(for Roberta)

Magnapoets - Issue 2 - July, 2008

sunset across the field
afterglow
of a full day's work

Frogpond Volume 31:2 - Spring/Summer 2008

fingernail moon
on the horizon, a cloud
holds the day's last light

Modern Haiku Volume 39.2 – Summer 2008

southern breeze –
a goldfinch drinks
from the air conditioner

The Heron's Nest X:2 - 6, 2008

country road –
breaking the speed limit
to elude a storm

Simply Haiku - Summer 2008, vol 6 no 2

muggy afternoon –
the water snake strikes
from beneath the lily pads

Simply Haiku - Summer 2008, vol 6 no 2

county fair –
a butterfly spinning
in the limo's wake

Simply Haiku - Summer 2008, vol 6 no 2

damselfly
wings inverted
in the spider's web

Simply Haiku - Summer 2008, vol 6 no 2

reminding me
that I'm not alone
chiggers

Simply Haiku - Summer 2008, vol 6 no 2

a rusty still
by the dry creek bed –
blood moon rising

The Heron's Nest X:1 - 3, 2008

rain drops changing the tone of river stones

Modern Haiku Volume 39.1 - Winter/Spring 2008

cabin fever
bubbles popping
in the soda pop can

Magnapoets - Premiere Issue - January, 2008

rocky creek bottom –
returning the worry stone
I borrowed last year

Magnapoets - Premiere Issue - January, 2008

empty house –
a whisper of mother's voice
in the autumn wind

Museum of Haiku Literature Award
Frogpond Volume XXXI:1 - Winter 2008

drinking sake until I'm ready for the blowfish

Frogpond Volume XXXI:1 - February, 2008

lazy river . . .
drifting toward the equinox
on an inner tube

The Heron's Nest IX:4 - 12, 2007

lunar eclipse –
sipping moonshine
from a sake cup

Frogpond Volume XXX:3 (October 2007)

her hands aglow
beneath the willow tree –
fireflies!

NCHS Anthology Commemorating HNA 2007

up with the rooster
tending her tomato plants
the childless widow

NCHS Anthology Commemorating HNA 2007

commencement –
a bead of water
on every pine needle

NCHS Anthology Commemorating HNA 2007

Appalachian wake –
a banjo propped against
an empty porch swing

Simply Haiku vol 5 no 3, Autumn 2007

hurricane warning –
raindrops tick away
a sleepless night

Simply Haiku vol 5 no 3, Autumn 2007

a dusty back road –
father and son kick a can
all the way home

Simply Haiku vol 5 no 3, Autumn 2007

spring thaw –
the splintered pine
releases a cone

Simply Haiku vol 5 no 3, Autumn 2007

wintry gust –
the bag lady's hands covered
in nicotine stains

Simply Haiku vol 5 no 3, Autumn 2007

karaoke night –
a barfly dances
with the wallflower

Frogpond Volume XXX:2 (June 2007)

economics lecture –
scribbling haiku
in a text book

Modern Haiku Volume 38.2 – Summer 2007

bedtime
my children pray
for snow

The Heron's Nest IX:2 - 6, 2007

weathered footbridge –
a penny glimmers
in the current

Modern Haiku Volume 38.1 – Winter/Spring 2007

a lovers' moon –
she tosses her bra
out of the hayloft

The Heron's Nest IX:1 - 3, 2007

dinner for two –
a thunderhead
etched in moonlight

3rd Prize (Nyuusen)
11th International Kusamakura Haiku Competition (November 2006)

after the burial . . .
my father’s smile
on so many faces

The Heron's Nest VIII:4 - 12, 2006

forked lightning –
a black snake slithers
into the bird house

Valley Voices: A Literary Review (Volume 6, Fall 2006)

a half-moon ocean –
an old couple waltzes
around the campfire

Valley Voices: A Literary Review (Volume 6, Fall 2006)

70^th birthday –
gazing across the field, she hums
a Beatles' tune

Valley Voices: A Literary Review (Volume 6, Fall 2006)

neon lights mirrored
on rain-washed streets –
jazz from an open doorway

Valley Voices: A Literary Review (Volume 6, Fall 2006)

church picnic –
a couple slips
into the cornfield

Frogpond Volume XXIX:3 Fall 2006

the last crop planted –
changing the tire
on the tree swing

The Heron's Nest VIII:3 - 9, 2006

spring floods –
the speedboat
on a one-way street

Frogpond Volume XXIX:2 Spring/Summer 2006

fireflies in a Mason jar –
running barefoot
with my children

Modern Haiku Volume 37.2 – Summer 2006

Christmas shopping –
my daughter's lip rolls
into her mother's pout

The Heron's Nest VIII:2 - 6, 2006

withering garden –
ladybugs neatly wrapped
in spider silk

The Heron's Nest VIII:1 - 3, 2006

cycling with my son –
this is the autumn
I fall behind

The Heron's Nest VII:4 - 12, 2005
An Editors’ Choice haiku.

Appalachian wedding –
the fiddle player
slides into a love song

Frogpond Volume XXVIII:3 (Nov. 2005)

spring planting –
a redbird offers a seed
to his mate

The Heron's Nest VII:3 - 9, 2005

deep thunder –
a blue tail skink
slips under the door

The Heron's Nest VII:2 - 6, 2005

autumn drizzle –
a grove of maple trees
lights the way home

The Heron's Nest VII:1 - 3, 2005

fog rising –
mushrooms push aside
a bed of pine needles

The Heron's Nest VI:11, 2004

autumn rain
peppers the sand . . .
a missing toe's phantom itch

Frogpond Volume XXVII:3 (Nov. 2004)

a new school year –
one long blast
of the bus driver's horn

The Heron's Nest VI:10, 2004

a gray cubicle –
cicada songs
through a speaker phone

The Heron's Nest VI:9, 2004

country store –
two old-timers whittle
over world affairs

The Heron's Nest VI:8, 2004

insomnia –
a receding train whistle
lengthens the night

Frogpond Volume XXVII:2 (July 2004)

ocean sunrise –
we flip shells
with our toes

The Heron's Nest VI:6, 2004

falling leaves...
the street preacher
quickens his cadence

The Heron's Nest VI:3, 2004

scent of diesel –
the tugboat's wake
rolls into shore

Frogpond Volume XXVII:1 (March 2004)

secluded highway –
in and out of my headlights
a John 3:16 sign

Modern Haiku Volume 35.1 – Winter/Spring 2004

cicada chorus –
a circle of freshmen
share a smoke

The Heron's Nest V:11, 2003

autumn chill
the crack of an acorn cup
under a shoe

Frogpond Volume XXVI:3 (Oct. 2003)

vacation’s end –
windshield wipers in synch
with the radio

The Heron's Nest V:10, 2003

morning mist –
a train whistle mingles
with the Moravian band

The Heron's Nest V:9, 2003

a week of rain . . .
into the stranger’s yawn
a train whistle

The Heron's Nest V:8, 2003

wind gust –
my children's breath
while they sleep

The Heron's Nest V:7, 2003

family reunion –
wild turkeys
among the headstones

The Heron's Nest V:4, 2003

Christmas Eve –
my children pretend
to snore

The Heron's Nest V:3, 2003

sand speckled
by autumn rain –
her hand in mine

The Heron's Nest V:2, 2003

midnight –
the window fan dices
a train whistle

The Heron's Nest IV:12, 2002

late summer drizzle –
evening walkers
slow their pace

The Heron's Nest IV:11, 2002

fallen rose petals –
a Japanese beetle tries
to right itself

The Heron's Nest IV:10, 2002

between innings –
the joy of the game
on my son's face

The Heron's Nest IV:8, 2002

a sweat bee stings my hand – summer heat The Heron's Nest IV:6, 2002

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