“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”
Blade Runner (1982) — Roy Batty
I write in fragments. Tight, layered, often sharp.
Sometimes they land as senryu. Sometimes they unravel into something else.
I seem to be drawn to the edges of things—desire, memory, power, restraint.
I like language that walks a thin line between what’s said and what’s only hinted at.
Some of it is quiet. Some of it isn’t.
You will find more writing here.
ancient pines
hikers pause beneath them
scrolling
Published in Failed Haiku (Issue #111), September 2025.
tornado warning
against the darkening sky
the leaves' silver side
Published in "Moving Forward", an anthology of original haiku written by members of the Ontario section of Haiku Canada (2020).
winter's chill
the barista draws a heart
after my name
sleepless night
the forest's silhouette
slowly emerges
Published in "Moving Forward", an anthology of original haiku written by members of the Ontario section of Haiku Canada (2020).
shattered dreams
I wake myself
snoring
Published in Failed Haiku (Issue #111), September 2025.
Saturday morning
shredded lottery tickets
in the trash
ballcaps nodding
through blue exhaust
idle gossip
Published in Failed Haiku, June 2024.
week after Christmas
no more Tupperware
in the cupboard
alone on the shore
a boy waits to go swimming
forgotten promise
Published in "After the Fall", an anthology of original haiku written by members of the Ontario section of Haiku Canada (2021).
grazed by sunlight
the gentle curve
of her ear
Published in Failed Haiku (Issue #111), September 2025.
on the forest floor
a single patch of sunlight
again unnoticed
Groundhog Day
the verdict is read by a
solitary crow
heads
tilted to the right
used bookstore
Published in Haiku Canada Review (October 2024).
after breakfast
a cloudless sky
three loads of laundry
mental health workshop
again I cancel
my day off
Published in Prune Juice March 2023.
early morning flight
tops of heads
slightly askew
Published in Failed Haiku, June 2024.
election day
under the protestor's boot
a flower
still standing sentry
long after the battle ends
hundred year old oaks
Published in "After the Fall", an anthology of original haiku written by members of the Ontario section of Haiku Canada (2021).
Ian Kenney 