Magnapoets Japanese Form

antique shop

the passing shower

still passing

first snow
a passing child
sticks out her tongue

                                                  winter temple-
                                                  the white arms of a young monk
                                                  wiping the floor

new year's eve-
in the echo of fog horns
another voyage starts

~first published in Haiku Harvest 2005

a change
of address
a new job
but in the mirror
the same old me

first published in Tanka Cafê
photo taken and copyrighted by Papomena

This is my sumi-e for the First Prize winner in the 6th Calico Cat haiku contest which I have just announced in my LJ -- please see the details here: http://origa.livejournal.com/119982.html?nc=5

You are all welcome to join! :)

on the radio,

discussion of the end

of our world

as I set out clothes

for tomorrow

at the cafe
you wait for the friend who
never shows
you drink your first cup of absinthe
and shudder at the bitterness

first published in Simply Haiku

photo taken and  copyrighted by April Melton

at the cafe
you wait for the friend who
never shows
you drink your first cup of absinthe
and shudder at the bitterness

first published in Simply Haiku

photo taken and  copyrighted by April Melton

leaf blower

how silently

they fell

change . . .

late autumn trees

half full half empty

[published in a somewhat different form at haiku du jour]