evening quiet
the widow wears
his glasses
Author: Stella Pierides
Born in Greece, Stella Pierides now divides her time between London, UK, and Neusaess, DE. Her poetry book, In the Garden of Absence [Fruit Dove Press, 2012], was awarded third prize in the Haiku Society of America's 2013 Merit Book Awards. Recent book, Feeding the Doves [Fruit Dove Press, 2013]. Stella project manages Per Diem: Daily Haiku, a feature of the The Haiku Foundation.
river tides where have I been
glowing embers
the running argument
with myself
consolation in each raindrop the sea
just because
the sky is navigable—
thistledown