approaching storm:
the toy boat bobs
on thunderheads

for the Shiki Monthly Kukai, May 2011.


the toddler protests:
but potatoes are tastier
as fries than as stew

under the watchful eye
of the toddler:
pretending to relish the spinach!

for the May/June 2011 Sketchbook Haiku Thread

nibbling at her veggies:
the five-year old checks
if she has grown any taller!

for the May/June 2011 Sketchbook Haiku Thread

(selected as part of Guest Editor Bernard Gieske's choices in the haiku thread)