day moon

 day moon—
mother's long farewell 
ends

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photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

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after the mastectomy

 after the mastectomy
sunshine reflects in cold dew
like yesterday 

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through father's

 through father's empty house lunar eclipse 

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first published Wales Haiku Journal Autumn 2024 

photo wiki commons

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British Blue

 British Blue

she lays her old head

into my hand

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.published by Prof. David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist 31. May 2024 

 

 

 

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the empty place

the empty place
I didn't know that your kiss
was a goodbye kiss
no more
spring for us

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Photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

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Mom's Dementia

 Mom's Dementia
the fading away
of winter sun

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photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

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December sun

December sun

near to the horizon

a hint of gold

father's glasses

no more used

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photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

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long way

long way home there’s no one left to wait

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all alone

all alone–

the old watering can 

by mother's grave

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first published in Blōō Outlier Journal senryu special 4

the friendly twinkle

the friendly twinkle

of a single star

missing badly

your arms around me

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full moon

 

 

full moon
the soundless cry
of a dying birch 

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満月
瀕死の白樺の
無音の叫び

 first published and translated in World Haiku series 2021 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

 

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Splash!!

SPLASH!!!
a frog's ending
inside a stork

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guilty

guilty_ the damaged snail house under my feet

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dew frost

 

dew frost        my cat's last breath

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first published #FemkuMag Issue 32, January 2022 

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Moon Shadow

 

moon shadow
through my thin skin
ambulance sirens

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Photo by Simone IO&TEch on Unsplash

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unexpected

unexpected

night frost

trying to celebrate

father's first birthday

without him

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even the sky

 even the sky
is heartbroken
April tears
on father's 
fresh grave 

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please

please, don’t plant white chrysanthemums on my grave autumn deepens 

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falling leaves

falling leaves

my skin becomes thinner

every day 

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the May is green and white

The May is green and white

there must be a reason
why polar bears
never play dominoes

Mozart Clarinette Adagio
the heavy rain outside
more than a background

a smile
what a smile
ask the heart

war sound—
my neighbors cancel
their vacation

full rain barrel
the filigree super network
by a water spider

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first published by Michael O'Brien on Weird Laburnum



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