with each swing / her face / touches sunshine




*posted on Twitter

February evening / short bursts of flight/ new fly




*posted on Twitter

winter sunrise -
pausing
in her meditation


*published in Magnapoets Haiku blog originally

under 11s soccer match-

watching his brother, the twelve year old
mixes swear words and praise

between cigarette puffs
the 12 year old tells me
he is more talented than his brother

damp fields-
the 12 year old swaps his cigarette
for a bag of toffees

almost game over-
lining the sidelines
kids with lollies, toffees and cigarettes

father and daughter
on an early morning walk
by the beach -
how quickly the tide
takes away their footprints...

*Tanka originally published on Magnapoets Haiku/Tanka Blog

long wait for you-
by the quayside
the boats are still...


*published in Magnapoets Haiku blog originally

talking about meditation -
he takes another
sip of his beer