on the darkest nights
the moon allures me
to gaze upon it for hours
and i try to forget
the emptiness of my life


Pamela A. Babusci
first pub. in American Tanka
& in: A Thousand Reasons

new wishes same stars


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Raw Nervz Haiku
many yrs ago

sky gazing
Big Dipper pouring
stars
upon
stars


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Persimmon
many yrs ago

dusk as i walk my shadow passes me


Pamela A. Babusci
previously pub.

goldfinch gathering thistledown
terra-cotta pot gathering rain


Pamela A. Babusci
9/29/09

raindrops suspended on the wind chimes their shadows too


Pamela A. Babusci 9/29/09

lonely tonight i drink all the moonbeams


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Raw Nervz Haiku
many yrs ago

soon the stars will appear silent sparrows


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Frogpond
many yrs ago

no way to change his mind i prune all the lilacs


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Frogpond
many yrs ago

teacup empty my mind full of disappointments


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Frogpond
many years ago

prayer flags
on a balmy night
silently
i become one
with the universe


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Ribbons
& in: A Thousand Reasons

leaves blanket the graves of strangers
i have forgotten spring's radiance


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Oneself
many yrs ago

clouds escape over the mountains leaving me the thunder


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Frogpond
& in Oneself
many years ago

avenue sycamores
shedding their bark
the mottled moon


Pamela A. Babusci
pub. in Brussels Sprout
many years ago

four winds
separating the chimes
tonight i will hang out
my blues
to dry

Pamela A. Babusci
part of a tanka seq.
Four Winds
pub. in Ribbons

candescent moon...
Buddha dripping
liquid light


Pamela A. Babusci
Basho Haiku Festival
Japan 2003

autumn night
pulling up stars
from the wishing well


Pamela A. Babusci
9/22/09

bamboo whisk
the tea master's
fluid hands


Pamela A. Babusci
HM in the HPNC Haiku Contest
sev. yrs ago

autumn wind
a sparrow riding
my car antenna


Pamela A. Babusci
prev. pub.

pink Cadillac convertible
a few autumn leaves
take a ride


Pamela A. Babusci
9/19/09