Sharon D. Cohagan
A Long Stay
The birthday card shows a mammoth tree root, dry and sun bleached. Why was this chosen for my 60th birthday? Could it be because of the resemblance? I, too, have been uprooted—more than twenty times. I could never grow such powerful, spreading roots. Perhaps it is a hint to finally grow roots here.
tape, lists and labels
packing home into boxes
always on the move—
longing to plant tulip bulbs
asparagus and mums
About the Author
Sharon D. Cohagan lives in Germany. She published two poetry chapbooks in 2006 in California. Since 2019 her focus has been on Japanese poetry. Her work has appeared in contemporary haibun online, The Haibun Journal, Drifting Sands Haibun, Under the Basho, cattails, and Autumn Moon Haiku.