Some of my recently published work ...
wartime …
his bomber jacket
hugs her shoulders
Modern Haiku, 57.3, Fall 2026
garden stones
doves huddling
against the chill
Sense & Sensibility, September 2026
deep in the outfield firefly dusk
The Heron’s Nest, September 2026
behind the falls a secret desire
Nor’easter, August 2026
a small child
in a swirl of bubbles
light laughter
Nor’easter, JULY 2026
hospice half-light
a door opens
to robinsong
2026 confluence Poetry Prize contest
Editor’s Choice
late morning
the slope of a robin’s back
catches sunlight
Wales Haiku Journal, Summer ‘26
finding a hole
through the infield
a child's gap-toothed grin
Modern Haiku, 57.2, Summer 2026
claiming space the sparrow’s song
Nor’easter, June 2026
a hard rain
angles over the meadow
budding daffodils
windstorm
birchbark curls
fly off with a crow
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, May 2026
joining in on the conversation forsythia and willows
Nor’easter, May 2026
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