chirp of a sparrow
this is what I am
on my birthday

simmering eggs—
our silence hardens
the yolks

hot & cold
uterus—
remembered
snow

my clone—
I hope she is
a florist

curfew
a flute sonata
shifts the moon

cherry blossom night
the time-worn face
of my sleeping husband

Presence  Issue 67, 2020

the cuckoo's call
in a dream — a summer
spent in seclusion

deep autumn—
quinces gather light
on a windowsill

fading lotus...
its new body
a hummingbird

boiling peach jam…
my daughter paints
a sunset


gem de piersici fierbând…
fiica mea pictează
un apus de soare

romanian village –
linden moon accompanies
the wedding procession


sat românesc –
luna de tei însoţind
alaiul de nuntă

birthday alone…
even linden blossoms
two by two


singur de aniversare…
până şi florile de tei
două câte două

silver wedding…
the fragrance
of the ripe fruits

nunta de argint…
parfumul
fructelor coapte

vineyard wedding -
the moon turns
into chardonnay

Asahi Haikuist Network, November 15, 2019

recovery after
the appendectomy –
the weight
of orange blossoms
beyond the window

(Romanian)
recuperare
după apendicită –
greutatea
florilor de portocal
dincolo de fereastră

look over there
at those ripe berries!
the cherry plum
in the neighborhood
fills with laughter

(Romanian)
uite acolo
fructe pârguite!
corcodușul
din vecinătate
se umple cu râsete

Danube Delta –
in the just bloomed waterlily
a setting moon

(Romanian)
Delta Dunării –
în nufărul abia deschis
apune luna

the way home …
we stop in the wheat field
for the rainbow

(Romanian)
drumul spre casă …
oprim în lanul de grâu
pentru curcubeu

magnolia in bloom --
my secret garden
is no longer secret

The Mainichi - 3 March 2018

blue ball dress –
his eyes
a sky full of stars

insomnia –
in every falling sakura
a song about April

white tea –
the scent of your shirt
in the morning

long-lasting meteor…
the cappuccino taste
of your kiss

care ritual at the mirror –
the wind undresses
the chestnut tree

the way home...
a cow's bell drips
the evening glow 

Honorable Mention - 71st Bashō Memorial English Haiku Contest, October 2017 Japan