the whole world
washed grey -
I feel its uncertainty
a coal tit
on the feeder

as if it too
longed for solitude
a kingfisher
left its absence
above the reeds

watching a moth
hit the window again and again -
that's how it felt
all those years, trying
to get through to you

Take Five Volume 2 - Best Contemporary Tanka 2009

I see it glisten
in her eyes
from time to time
that place
where time has no meaning

Atlas Poetica No 6 Summer 2010

the art of feelings
is a mystery
lines drawn
in sand
over and over again

she carried me
to another world
this butterfly
and never once asked
what if? or how long?

I stop to pick
a roadside flower
as if this
could ease
the pain of leaving

Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine

in her presence
words stumble
down the stairs
of my tongue
like elephants

nothing is lost
in translation
as poems
spill out
from moonlit eyes

Haiku News

One of my poems is on Haiku News today. You can view it by clicking on the link above.

This site is well worth bookmarking, lots of brilliant poems by some of the best short-form writers in the world today. It reflects very well on the editors Dick Whyte & Laurence Stacey (Great work guys!)