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Naomi Nomura

Warmth

skeletal woods
pill bugs weave
a lace-leaf carpet

Losing the one for her to cuddle, she cuddles in her husband’s arms. Instead of feeding, she ices her breasts. Instead of rocking, she stands still. Mechanically she wakes, eats, and breathes.

On snowy days, her husband brings home flowers. When the air is clear, they count swans that land on the lake.

white canopy
sunlight breaks
through the seed pod

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A Japanese housewife, Naomi Nomura is the mother of two sons and lives near Tokyo with her husband. She encountered haiku in English in 2017, and it soon joined her other interests: English, cooking, and ballroom dancing.