Gogyohka

she slips
into the blue haze
of memory
Staten Island
Ferry

 

 

 

Editor’s note: A gogyohka is a form of five-line poetry that originated in Japan in the 1950s.

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carole johnston

I teach creative writing at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky but I grew up in New Jersey. Recently I have been rediscovering my East Coast roots including riding on the Staten Island Ferry. Japanese short form poetry is my passion.

4 thoughts on “Gogyohka”

  1. When I was on the Staten Island ferry many years ago I was captivated by the beauty of the statue of liberty which brought to mind my ancestors who came from Russia by ship…what they must have thought when they saw her. Had it not been for them (and her) I would not be here now. @tankaqueen

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