just this morning
the first magnolia buds
opening—
my mother?s unwed initials
on the suitcase she brought east

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Hannah Mahoney

Hannah Mahoney’s debut haiku chapbook, Shifting Light, is available from Backbone Press. She is a featured poet in New Resonance 12 and a recipient of both the Kaji Aso International Haiku Award and the Kaji Aso International Senryu Award. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

10 thoughts on “”

  1. Terrific!

    Good decision to have the dash after opening so it's not an overt pivot line.
    Simply wonderful tanka, and one I've enjoyed reading a few times already.

    Alan, With Words

    1. Thank you, Alan, for taking the time to comment. So glad it sustained a few reads — that's a lovely compliment!

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