Copyright 2020
Adjudged one of The 17 Best Haiku of 2020 by the Classical Society of Poets‘ Contest
White cherry blossoms
Tinged pink by the setting sun
Gently drift to sleep.
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Fall 2020 Issue of Frogpond
in moonlight
dragonfly nymphs
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Red Eft Review on December 30, 2020
expanding their world
by seventy percent
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Asahi Haikuist Network’s special page in the Asahi Shinbun (the second largest newspaper by print circulation in the world)
blue woodland phlox
rises with pink moon
casting purple hue
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Chrysanthemum Issue 29 (Spring 2021)
Zen experience
nothing
to explain
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in The Zen Space in its 2020 Summer Showcase
Blue-eyed snow leopards
Stalking prey from cliffs above
Ghosts of the mountains
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in The Bamboo Hut, Issue 1 of 2021 (February, 2021):
lifting my spirits
golden-beaked eagle
soars overhead
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Akitsu Quarterly, Summer 2021 Issue
atop Mount Rainier
swept away
by snow-capped vistas
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, Summer Journal
drifting down
dual-tread fishing trail
twin sons’ whistling
Shadowless Hunter
Copyright 2021
First published in the July 3, 2021 online issue of Ariel Chart
hunts without shadow
in the dark of night
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Plum Tree Tavern on September 24, 2020
bright green grasshopper
plods along lakeshore
hoisted by an ant
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Poetry Pea, 2021 Summer Journal
morning dove coos
soothe the restlessness
stirred by dawn
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in The Zen Space in its Summer 2020 Showcase
Ingesting water
Toxic marine pufferfish
Save two lives at once.
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Cold Moon Journal on August 13, 2021
peering
ages into the past
star gazing
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Plum Tree Tavern on September 20, 2020
Belted Kingfisher
perched high above the lake
preens blue-feathered crown
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Spring 2021 Issue (March, 2021)
bright white flakes
fall from opaque sky
crystals to my eyes
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern on September 13, 2020
rain-soaked otters
slip down river banks
hunting for brook trout
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku in its spring, 2020 print edition
Pink water lilies
Buffeted by garden winds
Flowered sails aloft
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Bear Creek Haiku in its spring, 2020 print edition
Brilliant hues of koi
Painting rock garden waters
Aquatic canvas
Copyright 2020
First published in the 2020 Summer Showcase of The Zen Space
Frozen ice crystal
Suspending time and motion
Prism of our world
Copyright 2020
First published in the 2020 Summer Showcase of The Zen Space
A dying ember
Whisked gently by the current
Flares its spirit high.
Copyright 2020
First published in the 2020 Summer Showcase of The Zen Space
Bereft of people
Devoid of laughter and mirth
Pointless city streets
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine on July 26, 2020
fragrant sparks
of burning cedar
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Bear Creek Haiku, 2021 Spring publication (March, 2021)
stream petals of pink
into pools of fragrance
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published on July 26, 2020 2620 in Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine
accents sandstone red
until nighthawks call
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine on July 26, 2020
with glowing faces
cricket ensemble
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Bear Creek Haiku, Spring 2021 publication (March, 2021)
scarlet leaves accent
soft velvet branches
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Fall 2020 Issue of Wales Haiku Journal
dotted bright red
cardinals
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Three Line Poetry Issue Number 55, February 2021
chorus, whisper, silence
summer twilights
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in The Bamboo Hut Issue Number 1 of 2021, February 2021
creaks with delight
cinnamon cider
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in The Bamboo Hut Issue Number 1 of 2021, February 2021
rainbow halo
circles the moon
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Winter 2020 Edition of Poetry Pea
fruit even more brilliant
than its foliage
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Better than Starbucks, Vol. VI No. I, February 2021
forged from billions of star years
is gone in a blink
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Bear Creek Haiku, 2021 Spring Issue (March, 2021)
pulsate glowing hues
lighting evergreens
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Better than Starbucks, Vol. VI No. I, February 2021
lithely bounds in hot pursuit
one lunge ends the chase
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First Published in Better than Starbucks, Vol. VI No. I, February 2021
skims a pond with open mouth
refueling mid-air
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in Better than Starbucks, Vol. VI No. I, February 2021
ionized sun particles
charging the night sky
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in in Haiku Journal, Issue 66, February 2021
blinking fireflies
hiding and seeking lovers
playing mating games
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First Published on September 30, 2021 in Asahi Haikuist Network special page published in the Asahi Shinbun, the second largest print circulation newspaper in the world
pin pricks of glowing silk
strand the moonless night
Milky Way
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First Published in Studio (Issue 152, September 2021)
parrots swarm in formation
above Lake Eyre
rivaling Blue Angels
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First Published in 2020 Summer Showcase of The Zen Space, July 2020
agile dragonflies
darting low across the pond
mesmerize rapt eyes
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First Published in Poetry Pea 2021 Winter Edition
earthquake
ant hill trembles
with each child’s step
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (September 2021)
frolicking dolphins
jump ocean waves
as we surf to shore
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First Published in in Studio, Issue 152 (September 2021)
honey possum
laps up sweet nectar
of a eucalypt flower
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First Published in Studio, Issue 152 (September 2021)
coconut crab
cracks open crustacean
crossing its cove
Blossom Flurries
Copyright 2021
First published in Ariel Chart on June 5, 2021
snowing white petals
flurries of cherry blossoms
blanket spring grass
Irritated Treasure
Copyright 2021
First published in Ariel Chart on April 3, 2021
irritated oyster
forms pearls of wisdom
one grain at a time
Copyright 2021
First published in Akitsu Quarterly, 2021 Spring Edition
toddler’s glee
puffed dandelion seeds
disperse everywhere
Copyright 2021
First published in Akitsu Quarterly 2021 Spring Edition
curious catfish
whiskers its way
onto my line
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, 2021 Spring Edition (April 2021)
light morning mist
rises over the songs
of swamp sparrows
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (April 2021)
prowling octopus
changes color
in flash attack
Copyright 2021
First published in Presence, Issue 69 (March 2021)
morning sun
the song of skylarks
rising above first light
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, Summer Journal (August 2021)
becoming one
with creation
twins roll downhill
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (April 2021)
trumpet fish pair
pursue undersea romance
to tunes of sea-grass
Copyright 2021
First published in Cattails, October 2021 Issue
harvesting
monsoon waters
rice paddy beds
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal, June 29, 2021
glint of moonlight
slices through water
spring stroll in Venice
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (September 2021)
with swirling artistry
cuttlefish squirts ink
on pebbled canvas
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on July 25, 2021
a lantern
guides our river raft
morning mist
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Haikuniverse on June 22, 2021
racing boat through Chesapeake
until the sand bar
intervenes
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (August 2021)
armored and camouflaged
thorny devil
awaits ant convoy
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in 50 Haikus, Issue 17 (Spring 2021)
spying blue jay
raids acorn troves
squirreled away
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Wales Haiku Journal (Spring 2021 Issue)
fresh sand-eels
hang from mother’s beak
nesting puffin feast
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Three Line Poetry Issue #55 (Spring 2021)
sun umbrella twirls
in golden radiance
of bamboo sunlight
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea (Summer 2021 Journal)
harvest moon
kettle of rice
glows orange
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bamboo Hut, Issue 1 of 2021(February 2021)
mountain mist
bends over green sculptures
of bonsai
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bamboo Hut, Issue 1 of 2021(February 2021)
sliding down
ice-crusted hill
tumbled laughter
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bamboo Hut, Issue 1 of 2021(February 2021)
a passion
in the nightingale’s song
the evening she passed
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, Summer 2021 Journal
chasing fleeting rays
swallows paint lake sky
iridescent blue
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Spring 2020 publication
Red-crowned cranes duet
Paired partners welcoming spring
Invited to dance
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, Summer 2021 Journal
first fishing trip
learning how not to feel guilty
hooking a worm
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on August 15, 2021
rainbow
shoots from Neptune’s trident
after sea-blown storm
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bear Creek Haiku in its Spring 2020 publication
Diving male dolphins
Retrieve sponges for their mates
Jewels of the sea
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on September 9, 2021
last shaft of autumn light
streaks gravestone
marking my pain
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on September 6, 2021
sea isle goats
follow line of bells
to feed onshore
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Spring 2020 publication
Spring rice blossoms
Tiny white flower clusters
Pollinate to rice
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (September, 2021)
rhinoceros beetles
wage fierce combat
on rainforest branches
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Spring 2020 publication
Gentoo penguins woo
Bringing pebbles to females
Diamonds in the rough
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Studio, Issue 152 (September, 2021)
echidnea curls
into pin cushion
sowing dingo doubt
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Spring 2020 publication
Male Eurasian jays
Discern their mates’ preferences
Feeding a la carte.
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Cold Moon Journal on October 16, 2021
still sunset
stretches silhouettes
of silent herons
Bands Bathed in Sunrise
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Ariel Chart on October 20, 2021
red sandstone bands
expose ray by ray
to rising sun
Painted Desert
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Ariel Chart on October 19, 2021
fiery-orange rays
paint sands
brushed by desert winds
Rising on Command
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Ariel Chart on October 18, 2021
cobra
raises its hood
fanning fear
Seizing Royal Scepter
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Ariel Chart on October 17, 2021
Pharaoh eagle-owl
descends from Egypt’s sky
claiming desert throne
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Cold Moon Journal on October 26, 2021
Zen garden
plucking of silk strings
resonates within
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Cold Moon Journal on November 12, 2021
Spanish moss
bathed in moonlight
drapes romance by the bay
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Published in Cold Moon Journal on November 13, 2021
yesterday’s paper
lines homeless man’s dreams
with what could have been
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2021 Issue (November, 2021)
releasing its grip
holly blue flutters
into fading light
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal on December 9, 2021
even the pier
creaks with delight
summer evening stroll
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Red Eft Review on December 17, 2021
crumpled newspaper
lining homeless man’s dreams
with stories of strangers
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Asahi Haikuist Network’s special page in the Asahi Shinbun on December 17, 2021 (the second largest newspaper by print circulation in the world)
circle of the moon
draws me into…
its radiance
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal on January 5, 2022
fading hopes
trails of stardust
sift through my fingers
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Bamboo Hut Issue 1 2022 First Quarter, 2022
train whistle
my mind retraces
wistful paths of youth
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Bamboo Hut Issue 1 2022 First Quarter, 2022
pink December bloom
the endings
that could have been
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal on March 28, 2022
blue and yellow
encircle the night
London Eye
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal on April 16, 2022
raising his sights
young boy unspools
his kite string
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Issue 182 (May, 2022)
summer sun so fierce
even gators
nap through lunch
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Issue 182 (May, 2022)
sprinkling salt crystals
over fragranced coconut
Caribbean soap
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Issue 182 (May, 2022)
stilt dancers
color beachside fires
with pleated pageantry
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (May 18, 2022)
fading with sunset
line of refugees
blends into next day
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Bear Creek Haiku, Issue 182 (May, 2022)
handmade island soap
each bar cut
by guitar strings
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (June 15, 2022)
black on green
silhouette of fruit bat
hanging from banana leaf
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (June 10, 2022)
sea-blown winds
hints of bagpipe
through pleated rock
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Autumn Moon Haiku Journal (Issue 5:2: Spring/Summer Issue released in June, 2022)
sheath of ash
peels off white birch
healing from within
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review (Issue #2; June 30, 2022)
first memory
of planet earth
forged from outer space
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review (Issue #2; June 30, 2022)
penal exile
sent to the moon
that no one visits
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review (Issue #2; June 30, 2022)
approaching
the speed of light
stretching out my thoughts
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review (Issue #2; June 30, 2022)
first neutron bomb
dropped from space
no footprints in the ash
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Starlight SciFaiku Review (Issue #2; June 30, 2022)
grand opening
of alien zoo
first contact
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in sharing my solitude anthology: Cafe Haiku’s 5th Poetry Anthology (July, 2022)
spray of moonlight
tidal forces
draw us closer
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (July 22, 2022)
gust of lake wind
the diving osprey tucks
a moment early
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (August 15, 2022)
Land of the Rising Sun
yellow iris
tinged by dawn
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (September 14, 2022)
refreshing mist
remnants of thunder claps
from white-frothed sea
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (October 8, 2022)
scent of mint
morning mist rising
over bamboo tea house
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (October 19, 2022)
balanced on old shipwreck
reddish egret
fades into rust
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in tsuri-dōrō, Issue #10 – July/August, 2022
praying
for every being
until mosquito bites
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (October 26, 2022)
floating kelp forest
translucent hues of green
glint in eye of storm
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (November 13, 2022)
trimming insects
off our rose bush
morning sparrows
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (November 16, 2022)
breathlessly close
mountain peak stars
fingertips off summit
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Autumn Moon Festival, a special edition of Plum Tree Tavern (November 20, 2022)
receding patter
of trembling raindrops
cancer whispers spread
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Haiku Way of Healing: Illness, Injury and Pain, an anthology edited by Robert Epstein (October 12, 2022)
the songbird’s beauty
piercing the silence
this war-torn spring
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Haiku Way of Healing: Illness, Injury and Pain, an anthology edited by Robert Epstein (October 12, 2022)
last shaft of light
streaks grandma’s gravestone
marking my pain
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Haiku Way of Healing: Illness, Injury and Pain, an anthology edited by Robert Epstein (October 12, 2022)
sprayed by sunlight
glinting off the crests
of healing waters
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Poetry Pea Journal Issue 2:22 (Fall, 2022)
osprey
punctuates its dive…
exclamation!
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Poetry Pea Journal Issue 2:22 (Fall, 2022)
crossing Mars
in rover vehicles
red seas parting
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Scarlet Dragonfly Journal (January 8, 2023)
shaking free
of chrysalis
newly enlightened monk
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (January 22, 2023)
pressed black tea
tannins of peat
stain sea bay
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Bamboo Hut (Issue 1, Winter 2023)
symphony of sound
raindrops filtered
through forest canopy
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Bamboo Hut (Issue 1, Winter 2023)
Nutcracker Suite
a pod of seals
swirl through strands of kelp
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Bamboo Hut (Issue 1, Winter 2023)
tea house fountains
misted scent flowing
through gardens of mint
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Free XpresSion Volume XXX, Issue No. 2 (February 2023)
buckled plateau
the weight of ages
shimmering in desert heat
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (January 23, 2023)
perfect dahlia
too much beauty
to breathe in
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (March 12, 2023)
Mountain elk
graze snow-brushed grass
tilted antlered sky
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (March 1, 2023)
sockeye salmon
steely-eyed resolve
spawning red, upstream
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (March 30, 2023)
moonlit walk
cascading steps
of evening stream
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Scarlet Dragonfly Journal (May 8, 2023)
nursing newborn
in sweet spring shade
honeysuckle
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Plum Tree Tavern (May 10, 2023)
last elephant
lurks at forest’s edge
disappearing with the trees
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in The Sciku Project (June 8, 2023)
sentient sea play
upside-down tentacles swirl
through schools of minnows
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Frameless Sky, Issue #18 (June 30, 2023)
our twin sons
crouch by a tulip bed
inspecting depths I didn’t
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Frameless Sky, Issue #18 (June 30, 2023)
sifting memories
father’s ashes cling
to the passing breeze
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in cattails, April, 2023
thick maple syrup
French toast webbed
to tiny fingers
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in haikuNetra, Issue 1.2 (October, 2023)
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in haikuNetra, Issue 1.2 (October, 2023)
a mother’s lullaby
filtering through morning
whale song
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in haikuNetra, Issue 1.2 (October, 2023)
daughter’s first playdate
feral ponies frolicking
in a dandelion field
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (November 19, 2023)
moss phlox
the softness in her face
caressed by misting rain
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Autumn Moon Journal, Issue 7.1, Autumn/Winter (2023-2024)
running in circles endlessly refugee children at play
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (November 19, 2023)
cold glimmer in her eyes
frostwork crystal
feathering sea cave
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Poetry Pea Journal, Winter Issue (December, 2023)
not enough time
to say goodbye…
bluewing in fall breeze
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Poetry Pea Journal, Winter Issue (December, 2023)
grandma’s warming smile
melting glacier
feeds mountain streams
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Password (January 2024 Issue)
in the midst of village flood sun-soaked waterlilies
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Scarlet Dragonfly Journal (February 2024 Issue)
flurry of flakes
a night diver flashes
fake moonlight
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (April 5, 2024)
crystalized color
dragonfly wings shiver
then freeze
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (April 5, 2024)
boy gazing
at four-masted ship
magic in a bottle
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Cold Moon Journal (April 5, 2024)
subway jazz
tunes bouncing off
closed doors
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Shadow Pond Journal (First Anniversary Issue, June 2024)
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Cold Moon Journal (July 2, 2024)
a rhino charges
imagined beasts
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Cold Moon Journal (September 5, 2024)
currents of our lives
part undersea
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in cattails (October, 2024)
river ice floes
jigsaw together
Undersea Fireworks
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in The Sciku Project (November 12, 2024)
firecrackers
a sperm whale dialogue
ignites in dark sea
Signaled Synchrony
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in The Sciku Project (November 12, 2024)
diving in formation
sperm whale pod
upon one matriarch click
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Cold Moon Journal (November 22, 2024)
early sunset
the questions
we never got to ask
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Shadow Pond Journal Issue IV (December 19, 2024)
twin refugees
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Wales Haiku Journal (Winter 2024-2025 Issue)
of chimney smoke
memories of grandpa
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Cold Moon Journal (February 20, 2025 Issue)
grandad strokes
his beard
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (February 25, 2025)
changing our perspective AI-generated eyes
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in password issue 2.1 (February 27, 2025)
after the battle only the chrysalis remains
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Haiku Commentary (February 28, 2025)
call to prayers
the vastness
of domed desert
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Cold Moon Journal (June 18, 2025)
warmth of her smile
an albatross
rising from sunned cliffs
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
early sunset
the questions
we never got to ask
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
fields of marble crosses
stretching out too far
Normandy
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
too threadbare
to separate their dreams
twin refugees
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
where passing moonlight
guides us home
paths through forest grove
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
scent of cinnamon
lifts vanilla flowers
Zanzibar winds
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
northern lights
moonlit mist shape-shifts
green then silver
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
where all paths
lead us home
country road
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
mouthfuls of lilies
in water-drenched plains
wild stallions
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
gift of the magi
first twinkle of moonlight
in newborn’s eyes
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2024
First published in Taj Mahal Review Volume 25, Number 2 (December 2024)
crystallized cypress
grandma’s wisdom
sparkles from within
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Cold Moon Journal (March 29, 2025)
vast mountain skies
the hope
in my father’s voice
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in The Wee Sparrow Haiku Nook (May, 2025 Issue)
grafted buds
flowering in a tree
adopted children
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in folk ku journal, Issue 5 (June, 2025 Issue)
flourish of flamenco
southern stingrays
swirl in barefoot sands
southern stingrays swirl around our legs at Stingray City, Grand Cayman Islands
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in folk ku journal, Issue 5 (June, 2025 Issue)
river rapids
pre-school years
with twins
recalling the incessant jumping, running and pool-playing of our twin toddler sons
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Shadow Pond Journal, Issue 5 (June 11, 2025)
trembling of a lilac
in gentle rain
first kiss
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Cold Moon Journal (June 18, 2025)
warmth of her smile
an albatross
rising from sunned cliffs
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in The Sciku Project (August 21, 2025)
bobbing for apples
polar bear on off-shore rock
jaw-clamps belugas
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in The Sciku Project (September 4, 2025)
false beacon of light
flashing forest firefly
caught in spider web
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in smols (October 16, 2025 Issue)
a century
of love
grandma
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Cold Moon Journal (November 1, 2025)
curling into sunset
elephant trunk
tied to mother’s
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Cold Moon Journal (January 18, 2026)
daughter’s first solo
the quivering
of moon moths
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in The Sciku Project (February 2, 2026)
Masterful Mimicry
desert drongo
mimicking meerkat sentries
to draw them off guard
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in The Sciku Project (February 16, 2026)
Fantastical Flocks That Feast
red-billed quelea
millions of birds mirroring
shifting sands
Soulful Syncrony
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in The Sciku Project (April 23, 2026)
perfect synchrony
of two soulmates
the mating dance of grebes
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Fireflies’ Light Issue 33(April 2026)
soaring beyond
a dorado’s dreams
flying fish
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Fireflies’ Light Issue 33(April 2026)
the length
of a caracal’s hunger
clawing at tree-high feathers