Cindy Zackowitz clz0565@alaska.net English no personal web site United States Cindy Zackowitz was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1965 and makes her home in Anchorage. When not working, she is usually on a haiku walk. She also enjoys cross-stitch, photography, fishing and is currently enrolled in her first taiji class. Her first exposure to haiku was during a study of Japan in her second grade class. She first became seriously involved in writing haiku in 1997 and became a member of several internet mailing lists. Haiku became her way of expressing her appreciation for nature and the world around her. Her love of nature had its beginning during childhood camping trips and many of her haiku are influenced by them.

fresh snow the last of the milk saved for morning tea	scattered thoughts along the trail- this pocket full of keys
north wind- a cloud follows the valley to the sea	midnight- I count the chimes in spite of myself
returning birds- three notes pass through morning fog	black water a goose paddles through morning snow
dusty trail the same thoughts as yesterday	alone again counting an odd number in the skein of geese
cold snap- a star at the edge of the haloed moon	warm gust- a berry stain in the melting snow