day moon
the tethered weight
of father’s watch

 

(Shiki Kukai, 2nd Place, June 2012)

Published by

Roberta Beary

Roberta Beary lives in Mayo, Ireland. Their work appears in Tiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less (New York Times, 2020) and One Breath: Notes from the Reluctant Engagement Project (Doire Press/ Clan Beo, 2021) which pairs their haiku with artwork by families of people with disabilities.

10 thoughts on “”

  1. Those personal poems are always
    difficult to let go. Some folks never
    understood how i could withdraw
    a poem? Sometimes you're just not
    ready to share your emotions with
    the world!

  2. Wonderful.

    It will be the third anniversary of my father's death in a couple of weeks. My husband and I gave him a gold pocket watch for Christmas, many years ago. I'd forgotten all about it until I read your poem.

    sunshine on the lough
    Dad's pocket watch
    still shining

  3. A ghost in the cold light of day. The time a loved one's pocket watch kept, and the time it keeps now. A very moving poem.

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