Submitted Verse July 2015 .

• Harold G. Henderson Haiku Contest:
In Hand July 31, 2015
• Gerald Brady Senryu Contest:
In Hand July 31, 2015

Haiku

lightning
barefoot in the moss
blossoms



a young jay, transit
on a garden stick pole
summer solstice day



spring moon, tea
a young geisha leaving
her footfalls



sentinel shepherd
at attention out alone
the small cold moon



first loneliness
deep in an alleyway
rotting walnut scent



a daddy long legs
walking in through a windowe
autumn clarity

window - ON vindr auga
"wind in the eye"
"hole in a wall"
windowe = 'an open window'
( my usage ).



the winds relenting
at a corner of the house
grandmother's rhubarb



i
e o
a ' m
an old monk singing the word
mountain




the morning after
Niagara
the wetness of dew




Senryu

the morning after
our Niagara wedding
the wetness of dew



the wind relenting
at a corner of the house
grandmother's rhubarb



i
e o
a ' m
a young monk singing the word
krakatoa



left on the chalkboard
"this,love is-does all/that"
quiet



shanty morning light
in the air around a child
room