eleven snowdrops
my mother’s voice
comes home
Published by
Matthew M. Cariello
Matthew M. Cariello was born and raised in New Jersey. He currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he works in the English Department at the Ohio State University. His poems and haiku have been published in or are forthcoming in Poet Lore, Artful Dodge, The Journal of New Jersey Poets, The Evening Street Review, Frogpond, Heron?s Nest, Daily Haiku, and Modern Haiku.
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Wow!
Lovely.
Yes, a lovely poem. Thank you.
The "drops" coming home make me tear up for my mother.
This is a fantastic poem.
So pleased that this was resent… I missed it the first time around. A really beautiful haiku that captures so much emotion and story. One to linger with.
Matt, just beautiful. So great to hear your voice again in these words and so many others. Your lilac po m completely destroyed me.40+ years on and still with that heart, though you’re such a respectable grown up now. Thanks always for then and for now.
Mary