Mother

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” celebrate mothers.

Mother’s Day—

a wooden chess set

in mid match

             (written 2003, published 2005)

mother’s pots and pans

forgotten in the sand box—

a mid-summer rain

             (written 2006, published 2006)

mother’s scarf

folded in the drawer

the touch of loss

             (written 2021, published 2022)

mother’s shawl

in reds and yellows—

the scent of apple pie

             (written 2016, published 2023; see “Family Circle” rengay)