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





drinking sake until I'm ready for the blowfish






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






rain drops changing the tone of river stones





stew season . . .
the circle tightens
around the cauldron

First published in (1) Magnapoets – Premiere Issue – January, 2008; (2) Frogpond Volume XXXI:1 – February, 2008; (3) The Heron's Nest VII:4 – 12, 2005; (4) Modern Haiku Volume 39.1 – Winter/Spring 2008; and (5) Magnapoets Issue 3: January, 2009.