born this way …
the orientation
of winter stars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Originally published in Acorn #36)

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.

6 thoughts on “”

  1. Interesting blend of images with contained space (ma) in between.

    weather cock–
    my finger points at
    the north star

    Pravat Kumar Padhy
    Publication Credit: Four and Twenty Poetry, May 2012, Vol.5, Issue 5

    Seven stars–
    I rearrange
    the candles

    *****

  2. Very interesting, Roberta. The first line intrigues: what does "born this way" mean, I wonder. It could suggest that a person (or even animal) has literally been born in a particular way, "this" way, like a breech birth. Or perhaps the infant has a medical condition or is somehow different to the norm or expected. Who is to say what is the "normal way" though? Is there a right or wrong way to be born – surely we just are who we are and have no say in the process? Let the winter stars decide on the answer!

    Very thought-provoking, Roberta.

    marion

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