Claire Everett

Furrow

harvest hymn. . .
once more the ears
of sunset hares

Gratitude for days like this when heart and mind are at ease with each other. There’s comfort in retracing steps and sometimes the thoughts that moved them. Moors one side, Dales the other, the just-as-it-should-be of the skyline. When all is still and you can hear for miles, boots on track are a mantra for every mood. The play of light, the calls of birds, the changing hues and scents, make ritual of habit, bending the knee to the wheel of the year. 

But then there are other days. 

sun-spangled frost. . .
this yen to magically
disappear

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About the Author

Claire Everett has served as editor for various journals including Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, the Red Moon Anthology, Haibun Today, and Skylark. She is a contributing editor for Macqueen’s Quinterly. In her other life, Claire supports adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs, and has worked through the Covid-19 pandemic.