Richard L. Matta
And Then, Silence
Her wind chime drips with flashbacks. I descend into its puddle. How the years became stinging nettles.
She asks why, after so long, I’ve reached out.
two hummingbirds
swirling in synchronicity
the silence
as I fog the car window
never sketching a heart
About the Author
Richard L. Matta grew up in New York’s Hudson Valley, attended university, practiced forensic science, and now lives in San Diego. Some of his haiku, tanka and haibun are in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Akitsu Quarterly, Bottle Rockets, and Presence. His long-form poetry is found in various journals, including Gyroscope, Dewdrop, Ancients Path, and Healing Muse.