I'm pleased to have a tanka included in the Spring/Summer issue of Ribbons. My thanks to Editor Susan Weaver. cerulean sky as if the day's beauty were not enough a moonflower shines in the fragrant night #tanka

dandelion wish the kiss she blows returns to her #haiku #HaikuSaturday

Father's Day picnic a shadow soiling her sun dress #senryu

primordial deep to know is to surrender #haiku #vss365

susurrus dawn the raucous gleam in her eyes #haiku #vss365

in a dream realm asleep with your memory waking alone shadows still recall the silence you left behind #cherita #vss365

summer regatta dogwood petals cross the birdbath #haiku #HaikuSaturday

Italian café a 25-minute wait for pomodoro #senryu

between bud and bloom the rose's liminal space neither here nor there #haiku #vss365 5-7-5

when goodbye is sayonara... kanashimi #senryu

answering the storm the guru choosing silence #haiku #vss365

mysterious maze an enigmatic truth refusing translation the riddle sings an elegy to the art of being eternal #cherita #vss365

everlasting night a starscape gleaming in her eyes too vast to comprehend too beautiful not to try #cherita #vss365

What I enjoy about humana obscura is its presentation of diverse forms of poetry combined with compelling photography assembled in a stylish package. I'm thrilled to have two haiku and one tanka included in this Summer 2025 issue. Thank you to humanaobscura and Editor Brianna