october's last eve
death on my doorstep
only three feet tall

october twilight
in quiet voices
the river and the duck

who's name
does the jay call?
cemetery's edge

in the men's room
her phone number
won't scrub off

trick-or-treaters
lighting up his face
jack-o-lantern

with a knife
forcing a smile
onto the pumpkin

on his way to work
forecaster
surprised by snow

first snow
the bluejay shoveling
seeds to the ground

twilight
the mallard's call
unanswered

squeezing tomatoes
i can't help
but grin

steady downpour
my spare
is flat too

laughterotickle

this trail that i'm on
all covered with leaves
so this is how autumn begins

she asks
if the stars too have changed
infirmary ceiling

wind blown leaves
the old gate opens
and slams

autumn mist
the well-defined path
fading away

putting a new roof
on the old house
autumn leaves

faded leaves
tumbling from the tree
empty nest

poor connection . . .
my 'i miss you'
unanswered

haikumbrellaughter

behind the barn
a swirl of leaves
against the dog's body

river between them
two old willows
touch branches

separating fog
from fog
strand of barbed wire

after the parade
a child's fascination
with horse droppings

seated on the john
the tilt
of his cowboy hat

surprise party
cake frosting
on the dog's nose

the butcher
putting on clean white gloves
day begins

barn shadows
the sound of rats
in the corn barrel

his laughlines
and her laughlines
their bulldog grins too

dusk
slow ripples
from a turtle's back

startled horse
the october moon
shivers in the pond

rain puddle
two boys
pissing the moon