after the monsoon
a light rain
apology

 

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Sondra J. Byrnes

Sondra J. Byrnes, relatively new to writing poetry, writes haiku, senryu, and tanka. Her poetry has been published in Frogpond, Prune Juice, tinywords, A Hundred Gourds, Ribbons, Modern Haiku, The Heron?s Nest, Moongarlic, among others. Along with short form poetry, Byrnes is interested in ikebana and chanoyu. Byrnes is a retired law and business professor from the University of Notre Dame; she lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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  1. The only way I could get this to submit was to add the extra comment, so you may actually have more people trying to comment than are getting through.

  2. Neat Sondra_!
    __ In complement, I leave this echo; flip-flops left on the terrace were blown away by the monsoon, time to think:

    morning coffee
    the night storm stole my flip-flops
    another cup

    _m

  3. .
    Wonderful use of enjambment, breaking the lines:

    after the monsoon
    a light rain
    apology

    —SONDRA BYRNES

    I love how I can read and misread to my heart's content with those last two lines:

    a light rain apology

    Love it! Highly original and fresh.

    Alan

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