her bruises
a memory now
windfall plums

vine tendrils...
all these years spent
in his shadow

his hands unbutton them mother-of-pearl

tinywords 13.1

butterfly
under her skin
the ink takes shape

moonrise
a tennis ball drops
from the boxer's mouth

new purse
a glint
in the crow's eye

blue hydrangea
a pregnant woman
hums to herself

first few raindrops
a dragonfly continues
to lay eggs

longest day
the sharp edges
of her sunburn

away for a few days...

The Heron's Nest XIII:4

wind turbines
grind the sunset
summer's end

deep ravine
a rope bridge across
my fear

shore at low tide
the sea urchin
i failed to notice

Modern Haiku 44.2

no end to his flattery overcooked rice

njegovo laskanje nima konca prekuhan riž

a crow's feather
in the strawberry patch
sickle moon

cascading fountain
the fledgling crow's
clumsy plunge

graduation
willow fronds wave
in the boat's wake

far end of the galaxy purple clematis

her short fuse
a lightning flash
in every window

third floor balcony
how long did it take you, snail
to climb this high

A Hundred Gourds 1:2

ten yellow roses...
the unspoken question
in the florist's eyes

earth shadow
engulfs my shadow
engulfs the moon

blackbird's song
the southbound train shakes rain
from the copse

May 2013 Shiki Kukai

days of rain . . .
beginning a chapter
i've already read

clouds breaking between knotweed and reeds a turtle slides

the length of the lake in the double scull's wake