Keiko Minami (1911–2004), Japanese artist, aquatint engraver, and poet
one last whiff of spring
brushes her cheek
as the boatman
calls—
no time for goodbyes
the swallows rushing
to greet the summer sun
up north
she on a different course
already set
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A very beautiful poem, Fotini. Am I to understand you are writing about your own mother? I send you my deepest and most heartfelt condolences if so my friend.
A very beautiful poem, Fotini. Am I to understand you are writing about your own mother? I send you my deepest and most heartfelt condolences if so my friend.
When I need her, she visits. Have faith moms never leave. 🙏🌹