Joshua St. Claire

Cantabile

where the water breaks a sparrow
opening on the limbs of the dogwood moon
above shattering into the below 
where the water breaks a sparrow
reaching the infinite the shadow
casting away the light last bloom
where the water breaks a sparrow
opening on the limbs of the dogwood moon

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About the Author

Joshua St. Claire is an accountant who works as a finance executive in rural Pennsylvania. His work has been published in several journals, including contemporary haibun online, Mayfly, The Heron’s Nest, and hedgerow.

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