Beverly Acuff Momoi
Living in Mountain View, California, U.S.A.
the coast
drowning in blue
arroyo lupine
A Hundred Gourds, 4:4, Sept 2015
drought continuing
the hard work of dying
giant sequoia
Presence, #54
turning leaves autumn light
Acorn, Summer 2016
winter crossing
he wants to live
apart
Haiku Canada, Winter/Spring 2016
in the month of no gods even the moon goes missing
A Hundred Gourds, 5:2, March 2016
old snow
the soy sauce stain
that stays
A Hundred Gourds, 5:2, March 2016
whispering
in the red fox's ear
snowflake
Heron's Nest, Dec 2015
ghost note the bass line in the backstory
A Hundred Gourds, 5:1, Dec 2015
another social construct on shaky ground
tinywords, 15.2, Sept 2015
spring light tadpoles growing into their tails
tinywords, 15.2, Sept 2015
modernist spring
Alice B. Toklas is moving
the brown cow
Blithe Spirit, Vol 25:3
turning leaves
an old friend forgets
where I live
Frogpond, 38:2, Spring-Summer 2015
physical therapy
learning to make
a fist
HPNC Two Autumns chapbook, August 2015
my father left me
this dark thirst
wishbone moon
HPNC Two Autumns chapbook, August 2015
the fortune teller
misreads the tea leaves
hail in August
A Hundred Gourds, 4:3, June 2015
scorching heat
the unexpected coolness
of my friend's reply
Modern Haiku, 42.1, Winter-Spring 2011
summer fog
all along the coast
new kigo
A Hundred Gourds, 1:1, December 2011
late apricots
the promises we make
just out of reach
Acorn, Fall 2011
sudden winter
the press of cold metal
against the paper gown
Heron's Nest, March 2012
always making
something out of nothing
the brilliance of crows
Heron's Nest, March 2012
year of the dragon learning to fold my wings inward
Acorn, April 2012
star-filled sky
both of us wishing
for something more
A Hundred Gourds, 1:3, June 2012
plucking
wild chin hair
autumn chill
A Hundred Gourds, 1:4, September 2012
winter doldrums
watching dust bunnies
multiply
A Hundred Gourds, 1:4, September 2012
black ice
not seeing your anger
for what it is
Modern Haiku, 43.3, Fall 2012
winter lights softening folds of her crows' feet
Frogpond, 35.3, Fall 2012
my life
just a blip on the radar
autumn typhoon
Modern Haiku, 44.1, Winter Spring 2013
counting lizards
while making my own breeze
summer solstice
A Hundred Gourds, 2:2, March 2013
your fifth message
too much too soon
wild aster