the left half
of the tree
leafless
since last summer's
drought

Blithe Spirit Vol 34, No 3, August 2024

a lamp
in the shape
of a bird
the curve of its head
in my hand

Scrabble game
my opponent
apologises
for a high-scoring
four-letter word

Blithe Spirit Vol 34, No 2, May 2024

city balcony
a child kneels
head bowed
towards
the coming storm

Russian dolls
in our youth
we learned how
to build a shelter
and retreat to it

a dusty path
through olive trees
why has this memory
survived
through all the years?

Presence Issue 77 November 2023

a flat light
under a thunderous sky
she tells me
her side
of the story

an open window
in an empty building
a pigeon
disappears
into the dark

he talks about
how he found meaning
on a mountain top
a gust of wind blows
his words away

Presence Issue 76 July 2023

weak sunshine
a yellow bucket
full of rain

no longer
newsworthy
misery
that just drags on
from day to day

Blithe Spirit Vol 33 No 3 August 2023

morning haze
dreaming of a new 
King Arthur

restaurant closed
a pigeon hunched against
the chill

new year
a bag-for-life
blows past

Presence Issue 75 March 2023

 

guided
in somatic practice
by a wet dog
I give myself
a good shake

Water - The British Haiku Society Members' Anthology 2022

a vague sense
of something
not quite right
I check my temperature
and the morning news

most of us
can meet her
as we always did
the woman who forever
haunts our dreams

on my list
of things to do
a guided meditation
on how to
just be

Presence Issue 74 November 2022

the scarlet cloth
of a guard's tunic
once in a while
a golden thread
glints

high-rise
a flock
of crows
mobbing
seagulls

Blithe Spirit Vol 32 No 4 November 2022

retired
I find myself living
a cat's life
watching the world
through half-closed eyes

walled garden
in the evening
blackbird song echoes
the deepening
blue

another atrocity
not knowing
what else to do
I plant
sunflower seeds

cautiously
we begin to talk about it -
the unthinkable

Presence Issue 73 July 2022 

the rowan tree
in morning sunshine
buds break
as if all was well
with the world

I look around
my room and wonder
would I
take this? would I
leave this behind?

sweet grapes
and the fresh tang
of a persimmon
old loves
and new

Blithe Spirit Vol 32 No 2 May 2022

a high arch
where the tree tops meet
each time a sense
of passage
to the other side

Temple - The British Haiku Society Members' Anthology 2021

half awake
holding on
for a few more moments
to the comfort
of a dream

slicing apples
as light fades
something soothing
in the rhythm
of the knife

the garden
that I walked in
at noon
all the colours gone
by mid-afternoon

Blithe Spirit Vol. 32 No.1 February 2022