Photo credit to Noell Oszvald
My tears fall silently
as half-moon recedes by redwood
The lone owl hoots
As I gather tallowed threads
stitching days & nights to black & white
~0~0~
Rasping breath
against black phone, then
ominous silence
sharp as rooster's crow
on yellowed field of bones
~0~0~
Pewter sounds of rain-
drops pelting the roof tiles
I close your eyelids
gently as a petal fold
of last summer's blooming
Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - We are writing Jisei or Japanese Death poems in haiku or tanka style.
Thanks for the visit ~
