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Adelaide B. Shaw

Star Power

Late dusk, the tall pines silhouetted against streaks of purple, tinges of pink. Soon all color is gone and the first star appears. What wishes I had as a child. To be a ballerina. To have a doll house. My wishes are different now. An end to the pandemic and to days of boredom and fitful nights. Less arthritic pain. Perhaps some rain to cool off this muggy night, and a breeze to chase away the mosquitoes.

a swelling chorus
of crickets and tree frogs
my one voice

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About the Author

Adelaide B. Shaw lives in Somers, New York. She has been creating Japanese poetic forms for fifty years. Her books, An Unknown Road and The Distance I’ve Come, are available on Amazon.