Honestly? I like noticing things.

A gesture between strangers. The way light falls across a room. Something strange or beautiful in an otherwise ordinary day. Most of what I notice never becomes anything more than a note, a photograph, or a memory. Sometimes, though, I want to stay with it a little longer.

That’s where these poems begin.

I write mostly haiku and senryu: small poems that let me play with what I’ve noticed—finding the right words, the right juxtaposition, and knowing what to leave unsaid.

The poems below are some of those moments.

You will find more poems and other random noticings, here.

– Ian.

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day old bread
he checks
his watch 

Published in Only Human (Vol.1, Issue 1), April 2026.

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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)..

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winter's chill 
the barista draws a heart  
after my name 

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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)..

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shattered dreams
I wake myself
snoring

Published in Failed Haiku (Issue #111), September 2025.

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Saturday morning 
shredded lottery tickets 
in the trash 

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ballcaps nodding 
through blue exhaust 
idle gossip 

Published in Failed Haiku, June 2024

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grazed by sunlight
the gentle curve
of her ear 

Published in Failed Haiku (Issue #111), September 2025.

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heads 
tilted to the right 
used bookstore 

Published in Haiku Canada Review (October 2024).

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mental health workshop 
again I cancel 
my day off

Published in Prune Juice (March 2023).

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early morning flight 
tops of heads 
slightly askew

Published in Failed Haiku (June 2024).

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