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Shawl

May9

 
 
 


Bitter spring morning—
 
over her bony shoulders
 
she drapes a thin shawl.

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2017 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged bitter, bony, drape, morning, shawl, shoulders, spring, thin

Blues

Mar21

 
 
 


Sunday morning blues—
 
a cup of bitter cocoa
 
as the spirit moves

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2017 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged bitter, blues, cocoa, cup, morning, spirit, Sunday

Drinking

Oct18

 
 


drinking from the cup
 
that I drank from years ago—
 
this bitter water

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2016 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged bitter, cup, drink, water, years

Keep

Oct6

 
 


in the castle keep
 
a starved and bitter pilgrim
 
praying for release

12 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2014 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged bitter, castle, keep, pilgrim, praying, release, starved

Chrysanthemums

Sep1

 
 


the flower seller
 
has no red chrysanthemums—
 
I sip bitter tea

Leave a comment Posted in 5-7-5, © 2014 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged bitter, chrysanthemums, flower, red, seller, tea

Ashes

Dec8

 
 
 


handful of ashes
 
tossed into the bitter wind—
 
what’s left of my dad

7 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2013 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged ashes, bitter, dad, wind

Tea

Oct12

 
 
 


Someone else’s hands
 
brewed this morning’s pot of tea—
 
bitter every sip.

18 Comments Posted in 5-7-5, © 2013 by Mark M. Redfearn Tagged bitter, brewed, hands, pot, sip, tea

Coffee

Apr21

 
 
 


in my cup
 
yesterday’s coffee
 
bitter dregs

12 Comments Posted in © 2013 by Mark M. Redfearn, haiku Tagged bitter, coffee, cup, dregs, haiku, yesterday

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