red dust--
a little boy sprints the bases
between innings







new century--
the neighbor's rusty car
still on blocks







misty river--
the drone of the drawbridge
still in my ears







autumn sunset
hospital helicopter rises
from the heliport


 




spring moon
I bend to touch my daughter's name
on the tombstone




        

First published in (1) The Heron’s Nest, Volume III, Number 1: January, 2001; (2) The Heron’s Nest, Volume III, Number 5: May, 2001; (3) The Heron’s Nest, Volume VII, Number 4: December, 2005; (4) Frogpond, Volume 31 Number 2, Spring/Summer 2008; (5) Modern Haiku, Volume 39 Number 1, Winter-Spring 2008.