16 October 2026 (rain on red leaves)

rain on red leaves

skipping

the obituaries

22 September 2026 (some of her ashes)

some of her ashes

drift in the current . . .

grey seals singing

11 April 2026 (burying)

burying the goldfinch . . .

leafless branches clack

with each gust

21 March 2026 (new moon)

new moon knowing you won’t read this

in loving memory of Tobey Levine, dear friend and longtime supporter of my haiku blog

23 August 2025 (trailside shadows)

trailside shadows . . .

the eyes of the dying gull

meet mine

7 August 2025 (rocked by waves)

rocked by waves

what happens

when we die

18 November 2024 (full-moon tide)

full-moon tide

the body of a gull

washes up on the jetty

19 August 2024 (the widow says)

the widow says

August is a hard month

stacked clouds

12 August 2024 (the afterlife)

the afterlife of a rooster Perseids

22 July 2024 (another one lost)

another one lost . . .

the day’s last song

the dove’s

2 September 2023 (the weight)

the weight

of being human

crushed dragonfly