Joanne Morcom

Silver Threads Among the Gold

After an afternoon of shopping I notice a seniors’ discount on one of my receipts.  Seniors’ discount? What’s next—someone offering to help me cross the street?  I crumple the receipt in my pale, blue-veined hand. Then I smile.

falling leaves
the box of hair dye
unopened

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About the Author

Joanne Morcom lives in Calgary, Alberta, where she works as a social worker.  She’s the author of five poetry collections.  Her poetry appears in Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, GUSTS: Contemporary Tanka, Haiku Canada Review, Scifaikuest and tinywords. She also writes books reviews for Haiku Canada Review and GUSTS.