giving up
on her young life
heedlessly…
a jigsaw puzzle parents
struggle to assemble
(Eucalypt issue 22, 2017)
Tanka
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Tanka
washing rice
the way you used to
I remember the smile
that curved on your lips
when you called my name
***
following me
the creek in the bush
at my tired pause
it too becomes one
with the trees
(Red Lights Vol. 13, No. 2 June 2017)
Tanka
my adult daughter
home for a brief spell
I had forgotten
she’s not a morning person
her silent cup of tea
(Ribbons Spring/ Summer 2017 Vol 13 no.2)
#51
welcome to issue 51 of hedgerow. as always, grateful to contributors & readers alike. october’s resident artist is Alexis Rotella. find out more about the artist behind the art here — https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/ with love & kindness. https://www.facebook.com/hedgerowpoems https://www.facebook.com/wildflowerpoetrypress no moon tonight in darkness I see your true colours Rachel Sutcliffe, […]
