Just a brief word to announce that today I learned 
my poem below was awarded the Museum of Haiku Literature
Award by the Haiku Society of America for best poem published in the Autumn 2012 issue of Frogpond. I feel very honored to be chosen! [I tied with another person's poem, so we each are honored!]

Here is the poem (page 27):

new love the up and down of her teabag