Marilyn Humbert
Not So Mundane
When the doctor phoned, it was an ordinary day in a year when rain fell in time for crops to be planted and harvested. Creeks and rivers ran bank-high but didn’t flood. The sun shone and cyclones did not make landfall.
after his scalpel
excises her tumour
all that remains
is a shattered shell
bound with fraying string
About the Author
Marilyn Humbert lives on Darug and GuriNgai land in Berowra, NSW, Australia. Her tanka and haiku appear online and in print in many international and Australian journals and anthologies, and her free-verse poems have been awarded prizes in competitions and published widely. She is a member of the editing team for the Australian haiku journal Echidna Tracks.
Hi Marily,
What an interesting contrast – seems like everything is going well–things close but nothing over the line, then the emphasis on ‘frayed edges” perhaps it is only time, as to how long it will all hold together. Nothing is ever perfect or constant.
This is a very nice read it gives one pause to think about life/ nature a little deeper.
Thanks so much Karina