Colleen M. Farrelly

Evening Ache

An amber sunset slips behind thick thunderclouds. The first shadows descend, and a gust thrusts oak leaves against my bedroom window. I shudder in the sudden cold beside his empty nightstand. Last year, we snuggled into blankets and moonlight, but now, only dusk inches closer across the covers, oblivious to me and to the wolves outside.

twilight lullaby
I replay
our last fight

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About the Author

Colleen M. Farrelly is a poet from Miami, Florida, who writes about her life so far (mostly haibun). A mathematician by day and the author of The Shape of Data (No Starch Press, 2023), she is a 2025-26 confluence fellow who has published her work in Rattle, MacQueen’s Quinterly, and scifaikuest, among others.. She likes swimming, surfing, and science fiction.

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