family reunion
forgotten
in a locket
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Jo Balistreri
Mary Jo Balistreri has has had three books of poetry published and a chapbook. In 2015 she began studying haiku and today it is almost exclusively her poetry of choice. Recent poems of her have appeared in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Presence, Blithe Spirit, Whiptail, and bottle rockets. She has been honored in New Resonance 12, 2020 and The Red Moon Anthology of English Language haiku, 2021.
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these six words encapsulate a lifetime of memories
nicely done congratulations Mary Jo,
angelee
Beautiful, Jo! Yes, strong emotion packed into such a tiny package (the locket and the poem). Each word here works so hard. Reunion – forgotten – locket. Oh my!
Oh. My.
Beautifully written in so few words.
Well done poet!
the photographs
I forgot to take
family album
Fine verse, Jo_!
__Long ago I found a photo (taken in 1943 or 1944) in one of my Mom's old books, it prompted this senryu, and me… to turn more pages. _m
black and white
mom counts my toes
another page
How a photograph can release so many forgotten memories.
marion
Wonderfully economical. Who, or what lies forgotten in the locket that the family reunion reignites memories of?