Harriot West
Settlement
Weekdays with Mom. Weekends with Dad. So his baseball mitt was at Mom’s when he was at Dad’s, and his Raiders jersey was at Dad’s when he was at Mom’s, and neither of them got why it mattered. They’d just buy him another tee-shirt or buy him another mitt when what he really wanted was his own little house—a place where Mom and Dad came to visit, lugging their favorite stuff in grungy little duffle bags.
joint custody the short end of a wishbone
About the Author
Harriot West lives in Eugene, Oregon, and rarely manages to write prose that feels complete without the addition of haiku. She is the author of two award-winning collections, Into the Light and Shades of Absence.
Lovely, especially the senryu at the end. Thank you
concise and poignant
Such a poignant haibun. I have a student who sometimes doesn’t have their notes, because they accidently left it at their other home. It made me reflect. I should be kinder next time.