Under the Basho, 2019

crows cawing in the forest 5th generation warfare

UTB 2019 - 30 APRIL 2019

Acorn Haiku Journal

overlapping
ripples on the pool
evening prayer

Issue #44, Spring 2020

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rain puddle . . . 

a refugee child stirs 

the cold moon

Issue #42, Spring 2019

Cattails, 2019

Black Friday— 

every single mannequin 

without clothes


identity crisis— 

she writes her name 

in abbreviation

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contemplating
near the border
a constellation
that connects the stars
at both sides

also in tanka 2020: poems from today’s world , Red Moon Press tanka anthology, July 13, 2020

glaring at
the evening clouds
a refugee child
who lost his way
in search of Orion

Cattails April, 2019

Folded Word, April 2019

Caravan 

(a tanka sequence)

first light
of the eastern sun
igniting
the dust on my face:
cowardice

barefoot
from land to land
we search
for pristine soil
that satiates our souls

bells tolling
on the necks of camels
this rhythm
takes our deep silence
to another world

desert sun
through the mountains
plays hide and seek
with our conscience
since we left our homeland

yet another place —
we spend this dark night
miles away
still wandering, still searching
for our lost dreams

Folded Word, April 2019

Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2019

blackout — 

acrid smoke curls 

around the moon


Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2019

Golden Triangle Haiku

The seventh annual Golden Haiku poetry contest, 2020

Delighted to have my haiku included as a printed sign in The seventh annual Golden Haiku poetry contest, 2020 by @GoldenTriDC Wish to see the haiku that will be displayed in the bustling sidewalks of the Golden Triangle neighborhood in the heart of Washington, DC.

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Golden Triangle Haiku, Spring 2019

my poem is included on a sign and displayed in Washington D.C. for this March and April, 2019 as a part of the Golden Triangle haiku initiative, 2019.

The Mamba” Journal of Africa Haiku Network 2019

pesticide spray 

a black moth clings 

to my hand 

wind after rain 

bending down 

the wheat stalks 

The Mamba” Journal of Africa Haiku Network issue 7, March, 2019.