Tim Dwyer

Until

Many return to Boston Library today. Some are sleeping under the stairwell. Others whisper to themselves, pace the courtyard until the rain begins. The second floor is a favourite place—open and airy, comfortable chairs for the mothers and their children, who wait for story time to begin. 

public library
reading through the afternoon
easy chairs
a temporary shelter
until the closing hour

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About the Author

Tim Dwyer’s haikai and tanka have recently appeared in cattails, Blithe Spirit, Modern Haiku, Presence, Ribbons, seashores among others. His chapbook is Smithy Of Our Longings (Lapwing). Originally from Brooklyn, NY, he lives by the shore in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

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