Red Blooms

red blooms like lipstick
smearing your name on the wind
wither in silence

Telescope

telescope the night
planets reflect short footsteps
light years in between

Father's Devotion

deep wrinkles reveal
engraved long hours of worries
desperate devotion

Sparrow

sparrow sings softly
lonely beneath winter chills
cradling summer's hope

Retreat

seagull's lonesome cry
tall silhouette disappears
dusk tipped waves retreat

Perfect Aim

One hand protects heart
Love senses danger ahead
Man fires arrow

Sent

Box of truths and lies
Care of someone else's arms
Return to sender

Composition

Exhume to resume
Recomposed bones of grief, loss
Heart still decomposed

Handprint

Smudge on my window
Handprint left in ecstasy
Disappears with the rain

Beautiful Day

Clouds change direction
Conversation between friends
Finding peace again

My Mother

Like a blue tulip
Sweet like a Queen Honeybee
And cooks like a dream

Haiku written on a bookmark given to me by one of my sons
Mother's Day 2008; Thank you M. I love you.

Photographs

Documented smiles
Fade on acid-worn paper
They weren't genuine

Defense

Black and white are vague
Combining them creates grey
Defend right and wrong

Black Suitcase

Black suitcase opened
Clothes are begging to jump in
Destiny? Who cares!

Observation

World feeling lonely
Or am I the only one
Daring to observe

Full Moon

Full moon of fairness
Tainted with perfection for you
Fading into dawn

First Mow

Green like spring Jell-O
Shaped into clean cut freshness
Water her beauty

Alarm Clock

Stir under warm sheets
Bright glow distracts my dream's end
Morning begins here

Love Awaits

Scent of coming rain
Fall to knees as if to pray
Thunder deafens words

You defy distance
Sending the wind to soothe me
Sky begins to move

Clouds become dark signs
Shapes of past, present, future
Rain falls like sweet grace

Taste your forgiveness
Water cleanses my sharp tongue
Reconcile our hearts

Love awaits like spring reborn
Tiny blooms appear

Spring Rain

Light, gentle spring rain
A lingering scent of hope
Blooming flowers dance