Beside the Ocean
beside the ocean
an old man jogs with his dog
among the driftwood
A Line-Up of Shoes
a line-up of shoes
so many shapes and sizes
at the zendo door
In The Garden Bed
in the garden bed
browning ferns sink back to earth
dying fragrantly
With The First Rain Drops
with the first rain drops
umbrella vendors pop up
in the city streets
Sybil Myoshin Taylor is a senior student at Village Zendo, and a member since 1995. A writer / editor / journalist, she served her apprenticeship at LIFE Magazine, and went on to work as a publicist and senior editor for major New York publishing firms. During the 1970's, she founded Halcyon Enterprises, a company focusing on the creation of visually oriented books.
Currently a freelance editor and a specialist in nonfiction and collaborative writing, she has been published as the co-author of numerous books on a variety of subjects. A former student of Haiku master Clark Strand, Sybil Myoshin has twice won Honorable Mention in the Kiyoshi Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest.
