Coffee and Haiku

Haiku

  • croaking frog
    there’s no pleading with
    the lily harvester

    Written on November 19, 2024

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  • boiled corn
    half of the boy’s half
    to the dog

    Written on December 14, 2025

  • red clovers
    a butterfly unfazed
    on the swing

    Written on February 24, 2026

  • fledgling sparrow—
    scavenging for
    a thick enough scarf

    Written on January 2, 2026

    Featured in Triya magazine, Basant edition, 2026.

  • two numb legs
    first leg
    of the trek

    Written on January 27, 2025

  • the algorithm
    finally delivers
    snow on Mt. Fuji

    Written on December 7, 2024

  • driftwood
    tugging at the hem
    of the river

    Selected in Golden Haiku Competition 2025

    Displayed as a poster in Golden Triangle area, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

  • plant nursery …
    a couple of butterflies
    “just browsing”

    Published in haikuKATHA, Issue #30, 2024

  • just short
    of alchemy …
    moonlit jasmines

    Written on January 12, 2026

  • lungs full
    of first light warmth …
    sparrow hatchlings

    Written on January 12, 2026