JAPANESE FORMS

            beach sunrise—

                                long shadows

                                                      of pebbles

                            Acorn

                    morning walk

                    where the waves end

                    empties

                            Frogpond

                    beachcomber

                    not seeing

                    the sea

                            Modern Haiku

                    Maine—

                    granite poking up

                    through the lawn

                            The Heron's Nest

                    county fair—

                    the first prize lemons smaller

                    than the second

                            Frogpond

                    threatening rain—

                    the breeze brings

                    a mosquito

                            Frogpond

                    heat wave—

                    grease spots

                    the cookie bag

                            Mariposa

                    a short beer

                    on a short pier—

                    summer evening

                            Haijinx

                    freeway approach—

                    tangled cassette tape

                    on the median strip

                            Acorn

                    carrying their canes

                    two old women lean

                    on each other

                            Frogpond

                    his ashes scattered

                    what to do

                    with the box

                            Frogpond

                    foggy morning—

                    the wind chime trembles

                    soundlessly

                            Hummingbird

                    World Cup summer—

                    ball idle, three boys argue

                    on the damp lawn

                            Frogpond

                    Renaissance Faire—

                    a woman with dancer's legs

                    watches the dancers

                            Mariposa

                    alone at nightfall

                    playing tag with the wind

                    and my groundsheet

                            Woodnotes

                    September warmth—

                    after the flea-bombing

                    fleas

                            Modern Haiku

                    late blackberries

                    covered with road dust—

                    still unripe

                            Mayfly

                    almost winter—

                    sunset pinks the cloud

                    from a power plant chimney

                            Hokumeisha

                    passing at sunset

                    the sign on a playground gate—

                    "No Adults Except

                    Accompanied By A Child"—

                    my boys elsewhere, almost grown

                            Countless Leaves

                    Blake show

                    "Angel of the

                    Revelation"

                    reflexively I look

                    at my watch

                            Countless Leaves