Short Verse
by Marie Bortolotto

cold sunshine
the persistent tweets
of a solitary sparrow

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Short Verse
by Marie Bortolotto

 

all that remains
of a child's clarinet practice
ode to joy 

A haiku book in progress...

Haiku in the Time of Winterberries
by Marie Bortolotto

Haiku Sketches: 
300 One Line Zen-Inspired Poems

Available now on Amazon!

 

Under the trees, among the rocks, a thatched hut:
verses and sacred commentaries live their together.
I'll burn the books I carry in my bag,
but how can I forget the verses written in my gut?

-- Ikkyu 

Marie Bortolotto