fading beneath
the fading cherry blossoms
cherry blossom viewers
Author: Don Wentworth
Don Wentworth's work reflects his interest in the revelatory nature of brief, haiku-like moments in everyday life. He has three full-length poetry collections: Past All Traps, Yield to the Willow, and With a Deepening Presence (Six Gallery), and a ghazal collection forthcoming in 2026 (Low Ghost Press).
in the pond
the face of autumn
rippling
finally
the graveyard, too,
abandoned
hiding in everything plain sight
The many notes
of the falling rain,
all in tune.
Photo by Adiel Gardner, Poem by Don Wentworth
The poem was previously published in “Past
Slime trail—
glancing back at
the glinting