picnic lunch with dad
under the Descanso oaks
stories of childhood

Degrees

Three - sifting glitter
Thirty - flakes float, skydivers
catching each other

--composed by Jane Hilbrands in Michigan

thousand tangerines
to feed kids on the weekend
packing with Buddhists

deep blue out window 
incandescent breakfast time
morning person, yes

Mexican islands
Drift north imperceptibly
Like whale migration

Seaweed sand castle
withstands December high tide
unfortunately
--composed 26 December 2013, Carpenteria State Beach

in windowless lab
pumps humming and air hissing
not haiku-worthy

composed March 2009 at CU Boulder