Braiding blonde tresses
Laurel steps from
her cheval mirror.
Poem 6043
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Poem 6044
Sudden rain
under the red swings
a child’s blue kimono.
Poem 6041
No one watching…
the mirror brings moonlight
to the child’s sleep.
Poem 6042
Her red silk kimono
sneaking under
the child’s embrace.
Poem 6040
Red silk kimono
each sleeve holding
a grandchild’s gift.
Poem 6038
In the mirror
I feel the weight
of the grandchild’s smile.
Poem 6039
She leaves the room
an after image
her red silk kimono.
Poem 6037
Home alone
mirrors in the mirrors mirror
his mother’s shattered mirror.
Poem 6036
In the mirror
a sprinkle of strangers
around Father’s wake.
Poem 6035
Just the sound of tea
brewing in the room …
her red silk kimono.