there’s a certain marsh
you know the one
if I could return just once
I would
dream in colour again
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Chuck Brickley
Chuck Brickley, a native San Franciscan who lives just south of his hometown, has been writing free-verse haiku for over 60 years. He served as associate editor of Modern Haiku from 1980 to 1985 under the editorship of Robert Spiess. Chuck's multi-award-winning book, earthshine (Snapshot Press, 2017), is in its 5th printing; his second collection, downhill home (Snapshot Press, 2025), its second printing.
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I do know the one…our childhood marsh now covered…dreams erased
there’s a certain marsh
you know the one
if I could return just once
I would
dream in colour again
Chuck Brickley
Extraordinarily beautiful tanka poetry. It expands each time I read it, and I can imagine a short story, novella, or even a full novel being inspired!
Alan
I know it, too; thanks, Chuck, for this beautiful image
Reading your poem
I dream in color again
Thank you
This is very moving. I love the shared intimacy in “you know the one”—beautiful.