Adelaide B. Shaw
Judgment Day
The past remains, always throbbing its memories, always rising to taunt, to twist, to accuse. I did what I had to do, some days more, some days less. I did not live up to my own expectations. Someday there will be a final accounting, and I shall be judged with censure or understanding.
mid-January
an unnatural warmth
gives rise to tumors
About the Author
Adelaide B. Shaw lives in Somers, New York. She has been creating Japanese poetic forms for over fifty years. Her book An Unknown Road won third place in the 2009 HSA Merit Book Awards. It and her other books—Travel Souveniers, The Distance I’ve Come, and Ancient History—are available on Cyberwit and Amazon. http://www.adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com.