Susan Beth Furst
For A.
Obit ary my old typewriter missing a key
Funny, I was just thinking about her. I riffle through my old correspondence to find the poem. The one she revised. How silly, she must have thought. And yet…
beauty shop therapy I leave candy apple red
With love,
S.
Note: For Anita Virgil, 1931–2021, https://anitavirgil.com/
About the Author
Susan Beth Furst is an award-winning Japanese short-form poet and children’s picture book author. Her haibun appear in several anthologies, including Old Song: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku (2017). Road To Utopia was published as a mini e-chapbook by Yavanika Press (2019). Susan’s picture books include The Amazing Glass House and The Hole In My Haiku.