Richa Sharma

Warm Roof 

So fragile is your admission of how things can be preserved in our well-rounded sighs before this world. This evening, in a painting, the golden wind comes over me, and I hone your image as a silent bell facing the river.

through the stars 
and memories of discarding 
my dreams
will I find my fortune 
in this lengthy haze of courtship?

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About the Author

Richa Sharma resides in the National Capital Region of India. Since 2019, her work has been published in many online and print journals, contests, and anthologies that focus on Japanese short-form poetry. Currently, she is also the founding editor of Flying Fish. 

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