shared memory—
the flutter of a million wings
in the monarch sanctuary
Author: Jari Thymian
Jari Thymian volunteers full-time in state and national parks across the United States. She and her husband live and travel in an RV trailer with minimal possessions. Some of Jari's haiku and tanka have appeared in American Tanka, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Matrix Magazine, Prune Juice, and Plum Tree.
my first earrings
box elder tree
seedpods
freeze warning
pulling the final carrots
alone