The Narrow Road to the Far Conference V

Coffee cups clinking
ravenous scholars descend -
biscuits and contacts.

The Narrow Road to the Far Conference IV

At the podium -
this room of academics
now almost silent.

The Narrow Road to the Far Conference III

On this long journey
some unexpected vistas -
a single footnote!

The Narrow Road to the Far Conference II

The scholar regrets
his optimistic abstract -
typing on the train.

The Narrow Road to the Far Conference I

Full of spring urges
animals migrate homewards:
scholars gathering.

On Unexpected Urban Wildlife

Spilling orange light
across the black quadrangle -
a fox at midnight.

On Wintery Debates

Fogging the windows:
scholarly exhalations
hide the outside world.

On Working Well

Writing, re-writing.
Hammered out from a blank sheet -
a bright copper bowl.

On the Shortness of Days

Slanting winter sun.
Weathered college stone and slate -
half shadow, half light.

On Forgetting and Surprise

Folded paper frog.
On its belly, characters -
forgotten haiku!