Cynthia Rowe

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You always had an affinity for fish. When your koi died, I told you to flush it down the toilet. You sobbed as you pulled the lever. Sand-fishing, you hurled your catch back, howling, refusing to eat any of the flounder caught by others. Your warmth for coldblooded creatures . . . sign of the crab, you weave between sea and shore.

games
before bedtime
the myriad
colours swirl and sway
to your cautious laughter

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About the Author

Cynthia Rowe is editor of Haiku Xpressions and a past president of the Australian Haiku Society. She has published eight novels and three poetry collections, including Stone Circles, winner of the Snapshot Press eChapbook Competition. Her Japanese genre poetry and other poetic forms have won many awards.

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