finding him
at the park
my inner child

scattered beneath
the temple bell -
cherry blossoms

for Simon

some days
even my own company
is too much
but where can you go
to escape from yourself

Modern English Tanka V3 No2 Winter 2008

autumn sunrise
only the colours
are warm

Presence 34 January 2008

a face
from the distant past
and again
this sense of how things
could have been

Blithe Spirit V18 No4 December 2008

your voice
a quiet whisper
and once again
the whole world
is spring

Modern English Tanka V3 No2 Winter 2008

those two little boys
nearly forty now
can't quite believe
how much has changed
how much they haven't

Modern English Tanka V2 No1 Autumn 2007

disappearing
into the distance
the bird that held my gaze
perhaps my dreams
went that way too

again
the scent of damp wood
and rotting leaves -
after another breakdown
the long journey home

Modern English Tanka V3 No1 Autumn 2008

making love -
the candle's
gentle flicker

Blithe Spirit V18 No1 March 2008