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.
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Thanks editors of tinywords! This one means so much to me…good to see it here!
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!
Thanks editors of tinywords! This one means so much to me…good to see it here!
Beautiful!!!
Thank you Marilyn!
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
*****
Grandly posed, Roberta_!
__ You've generated further thoughts. _m
ring of stars
in this night sky
a union
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