tearful hush
we shuffle past the
blast shadow
sbwright2023

Japanese Form Poetry by SB Wright
tearful hush
we shuffle past the
blast shadow
sbwright2023

easter weekend
only the gluten-free
buns left
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in the torchlight
the silent wingbeats
of the barn owl
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autumn deepens
each night another cat
joins us on the bed
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half a tooth out
does the tooth fairy
pay pro rata?
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clearing fog
between each laboured breath
a drop of dew falls
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autumn thoughts
weighing the sleep four thousand
dollars will buy
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daylight saving
the long night even
longer
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we start the process
of looking for nursing homes
this long goodbye
each day to her shrinking world
to us, and finally, herself
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night chill
in the garden’s wet stillness
not even crickets
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