half-breaths

Aging apple, are we but half-breaths, sighing or in awe?

This

Whiteness–– everywhere, flying snow whispering, "This...!"

First Rain

Side by side, first rain on blackberries

The First Apple

Waiting for the shooting stars, the first apple falls

Drum

As the drum fades, ice dripping, dripping

flowering moon

Flowering moon–– the one-eyed chipmunk gathering seeds

Reflection

Whiteness! ––fog touching its reflection in the lake

From the Roots

From the highest branch, a crow calling from the roots

Fallen in Frost

Fallen in frost, flowers holding flowers

This Old Road

This old road–– one horsefly, no horse

sharing secrets

Whiteness–– old snow, new snow, sharing secrets

One Word

Under ice, the whole river, one word

Sharpness

Sharpness–– the crow and the branch, breaking with leaving

Rain Within Rain

Leaping, not falling ––rain within rain

Letters

Whose words...? ––rain, staining the paper

seeds

Where is Honesty? ––seeds tangled in seeds

A Thousand Crows

Burnt offering––a thousand crows gather like smoke

Winter Stillness

Winter stillness–– daring to drink it, the moon in the cup

Moons

Moons in the moth wing, seeds in the shards of the egg

Shining

Shining from the snail's caress, a forgotten leaf

Namaste

Dew falling from above, leaves bowing Namaste

One by One

One by one geese grow still, leaves light on the water

Opening

Keeps on opening, the folded note, the waking rose

railroad dog

First snow–– a railroad dog following tracks

Emptiness

Dreaming itself into emptiness, the hollow tree

Wandering

Old snow–– however I first wandered, wandering again

What Love is This

What Love is this...? ––the knothole now a window

The Mountain Rises

How do you speak to me? ––rocks fall, the mountain rises

Water Shining

All the while the frog is hiding, water shining

Spring

Spring's first blue ––in the jay's feather the whole of the sky

summer

High summer–– flowers falling at the butterfly's touch

autumn

Autumn stillness–– the buck inhales and takes me with him

Winter

Sunless, moonless–– the ant carrying seeds

Stillness

Stillness–– only the color of grass moving

Summit Pine

Summit pine, your shadow is for another mountain

temple bells

Between the temple bells, rings of the pine

The Bare Orchard

The bare orchard, all apples and stars, stars and apples

barest rain

The barest rain––one moon, one leaf falling

This Life

Wandering circles in the moonlight, this life

The Leaf Appears

The tree springs from a rock ––to the fish, the leaf appears from nowhere

For the River

For the river, no name for the trout

Dreams

The moon and I exchange dreams–– the barest sound, webs breaking

Waking

Waking–– sound of snow on water

  • –– A Walking Meditation
    Rather than the high points, these works are the bridges between peaks of experience, set on a path of waking, engaging, and discovery....
    - A Walking Meditation

 

  • The Peak
    In passing moments, all things connect to a larger narrative....
  • The Fruit
    I walked the same paths daily, noticing the smallest changes;...
  • Inspiration
    When I started writing again I began by reading translations...
  • Beyond Form
    I have first followed my heart. Haiku thrives today as...

 

Work

  • Ceramics
  • Installation
  • Music
  • Video
  • Prints
  • Cards
  • Books

Introduction

                                                                         waking––
                                                        sound of snow
                                                                             on water

Although haiku’s sensibility comes to us from another time its gifts are truly revealed when we bring ourselves fully into the present, and into presence. I believe that we need its gentle spirit in our lives today.

The work here is an offering beyond poetry, into imagery, music, and video. I hope that this work can awaken peace, that it opens doors that may have drifted closed, stirring corners of awareness that have languished in neglect.

Like snow on water, may its quiet transformations be healing to all.

 

                  Insights

  • Great Gossamer 2022
    May 27, 2022
    An invitational exhibition where I am a featured speaker debuting my body of...
  • Atelier Annex
    October 3, 2021
    Our gallery has returned online as an extension of our lives and of...