autumn lingers

the tips of my fingers cold, still,

after washing

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on the bank

of the Tenma River

giant oleanders

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Genbaku Dōmu

children’s voices carried

on the wind

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tearful hush

we shuffle past the

blast shadow

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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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clearing fog

between each laboured breath

a drop of dew falls

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