Sunshine State

Delusion retreats

to the warm and soothing balm

in south Florida

rapt in the frantic embrace

of those who pet their egos.

Cherita #1

31 Dec 2022

Gaze long

upon this grizzled tangled

weeping woods

no longer verdant

shrouding mist obscuring

any hint of distant spring.

This is my first foray into the poetic storytelling form created by British poet, ai li in 1997. As those who have followed my writing have seen, I have been gravitating toward short form poetry of some years. I am finding the simplicity of capturing a moment very gratifying and am excited to have come across another poetic form with in whose structure I can continue this process.