whirling snow
divorce papers fall
from a red folder
Author: Roberta Beary
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.
winter stars without you to name them
winter dusk
when dad
would phone
towpath—
a blue heron shifts
the twilight
at home
bay window
no matter the season
drawn curtains
(haibun continues…)
immigration line
a red thread caught
in her teeth
platelets—
the trip we were planning
to plan
pub. credit: Modern Haiku 41:2 (2010)
day moon
the tethered weight
of father’s watch
indian summer
the child still at home
already gone
(originally published in Acorn 29, Fall 2012)
Nighthawks
“Nighthawks” — a new haibun by Roberta Beary
sheepskull ?
the dead eyes
of border patrol
daymoon
peacekeepers march
in riot gear
born this way …
the orientation
of winter stars
my brother’s gun
in the lock safe
condolence cards
new year’s day regifting my mother’s meds
st patrick’s day
a rebel song that died
with my dad
green everywhere i turn into summer
mountaintop —
sunlight threads
the prayer rug
only child —
born in the landscape
of let’s pretend