Tanya McDonald
Flightless
I’ve made her mad. I’m not even sure how. Years later, I will paper over her frustration with a map of possible reasons: not enough sleep, not enough money, not enough time for herself, issues with her own mother, Dad’s failure to do any number of things. But for now, it’s my fault.
backyard hen house—
the egg cooling
in my hand
About the Author
Tanya McDonald is a Seattle-area poet and editor. Her new haiku journal, Kingfisher, is debuting this spring. She is often distracted by birds.
Lovely prose and haiku.
Robert
Sure does take a lifetime to figure out our own parents and then some to rid ourselves of the blame. Insightful haibun!
The fresh egg cooling in the hand is the perfect touch!
i can relate.
I love this haibun, especially the way the title, the prose and the haiku resonate with each other. Beautiful.