late summer -
on this day of glimmering sea
and sky
I've become
the wind's song

Modern English Tanka V3 No4 Summer 2009

stifling heat -
the occasional whirr
of dragonfly wings

rippling summer sky a willow branch

longest day -
flicker of goldfinches
in the heather

after a time
making daisy chains
on the lawn
the fairy runs wide-eyed
back to the house

for Hannah

Modern English Tanka V2 No3 Spring 2008

summer dusk -
from within the temple bell
a deep longing

she lingers
before saying goodbye -
summer moon

in a meadow
full of summer
dragonflies

late summer -
a flock of gulls
fills the sky
so many restless hearts
in search of a home

3 Lights Gallery 'Way Back Home' Oct 08

hearts pounding
we name stars
in the meadow