vacation’s end?
finding my worry stone
right where I left it

 

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Bryan Rickert

Bryan lives with his family in Southern Illinois and has degrees in art and education. He has been studying and writing the Japanese short poetry forms since 2012 and been published in many fine journals and anthologies. His first book Fish Kite is now available on Amazon and the Cyberwit website.

8 thoughts on “”

  1. Every day, Brian. Nifty!
    __ We all find a way to scrub away our anxieties, as we fashion our own sort of worry stone. _m

    thumb rub
    my tensions set aside
    back to work

  2. vacation’s end–
    finding my worry stone
    right where I left it

    —BRYAN RICKERT

    I'm sure as a younger adult I had various worry stones over the years. I wonder where they all are now?
    It's great to leave our worries behind when we have a vacation, but find our lodestone when we get back to "the land of worries" afterwards!

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    city of glass the immobilised man small stone counting

    [monoku]

    Alan Summers
    Publication Credits: Blithe Spirit 23.3 (August 2013)

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