beachcombing —
I fill my pockets
with regret

 

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Julie Bloss Kelsey

Julie Bloss Kelsey discovered haiku through reading scifaiku and fell in love with both short forms. She is the author of three short-form poetry collections: The Call of Wildflowers (Title IX Press, 2020), Grasping the Fading Light: A Journey Through PTSD (Sable Books, 2023), and After Curfew (Cuttlefish Books, 2023). She currently writes a bi-monthly column, New to Haiku, for The Haiku Foundation, where she is on the Board of Directors. You can find her on Instagram (@julieblosskelsey) or X (@MamaJoules). Her first book, The Call of Wildflowers is available for free through her website.

9 thoughts on “”

  1. Very beautiful poem Julie!
    I love the last line. Surprising one full of feeling. Very tenderly expressed!

    Love Kath Abela

  2. .
    Wow, powerful!!!

    beachcombing —
    I fill my pockets
    with regret

    —JULIE BLOSS KELSEY

    Reminds me of Ian McEwan's novella "On Chesil Beach" regret of picking pebbles along with other people over the years, and putting them back.

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    beachcombing…
    a periwinkle rotates
    deeper into itself

    Alan Summers
    3Lights Gallery – Promenade: haiku beside the seaside (2008)
    Presentation Curator & Photographer LIAM WILKINSON (April – July 2008)

  3. Been a while since a tinywords haiku has really knocked the wind out of my sails. This one did it. Glorious!

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