Short Verses
by Marie Bortolotto 2024

I.

as I age
listening more
than seeing



II.

cold morning
a bush of pink roses
blooms



III.

thoughts of home
throughout the morning
an old Chinese man walks



IV.

walking
a lawnmower cuts
the smell of grass

V.

haiku on fire!
walking into the fumes of
a leaf blower



VI.

ray of sunshine
the little girl opens
a yellow umbrella

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