March-April 2008
haiku and photo by Fay Aoyagi
copyright (c) 2008
copyright (c) 2008
| Haiku |
old dictionaries
from a retired translator
cherry blossom rain
from a retired translator
cherry blossom rain
tone deaf
daffodils at the florist
perfectly shaped
daffodils at the florist
perfectly shaped
vicar’s garden—
out of a hole
an ant squints at the sun
out of a hole
an ant squints at the sun
an election year—
noisy yellow
of California poppies
noisy yellow
of California poppies
last year’s nest—
a tricycle scar
on his forehead
a tricycle scar
on his forehead
cherry blossom falling
a man asks me
if my father fought in the war
a man asks me
if my father fought in the war
spring equinox
am I supposed to hatch
a dragon’s egg?
am I supposed to hatch
a dragon’s egg?
murmur from
a sea shell―
misty moon
a sea shell―
misty moon
groundhog day
a neighbor waxes
his already-shiny car
a neighbor waxes
his already-shiny car
