Joanna Ashwell

Calibration

A well-worn track runs alongside the river. Several gates later and you enter a copse of trees. The river is always with you. The slow push of water over rocks, pulling a palette of sky with it. The trees grow thicker, buffering the road on the other side. I stand here listening to the wind, the leaves, the river, the birds, my own breath. No-one else is here, even my thoughts disperse.

beaver dam
resetting the tide
back to moonlight

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About the Author

Joanna Ashwell, a writer from the north-east of England, is a member of various societies for haiku and tanka.  She enjoys reading and writing haiku, tanka, haibun, cherita, and other related forms.  Books of her tanka and cherita are available on Amazon.  One of her haiku was short-listed in 2020 for a Touchstone Award.

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